Goose and Gander Syndrome

This from Real Clear Politics:

Conservatives have not been models of consistency lately.

You can say that again.   

But this week liberals had a turn at exhibiting their, um, confusion.  For years they have favored using federal power to force universities to do certain things that some schools would rather not do. An institution that accepts federal funds, for example, may not discriminate on the basis of race. Title IX, beloved by feminists, compels  colleges getting such aid to offer equal opportunity for female students in sports and other activities -- with the feds defining what constitutes "equal opportunity."

Suppose a school disagrees with these mandates? It will get no sympathy  from liberal groups, which invariably reply: Cry me a river. When you accept public subsidies, they announce, you must defer to the public's sense of fairness and equity. If you want to do things your own way, do them with your own money.

But in a case heard by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, it appears that the liberal affection for assertive government has a limit. A law known as the Solomon Amendment requires universities getting federal  funds to grant access to recruiters for the military on the same  terms as recruiters for any other employer.

Its remarkable how many ways there to describe this situation: "whose ox is getting gored," "turnabout is fair play," etc.  Well, the chickens have come home to roost on this one.