[Pontiac]

Don’t confuse what I said as defending government employees.

What I was doing is pointing out that simply because an individual possesses an advanced degree he it does not necessarily follow that he is educated or wise.

I would also point out that the fact that a person does not have an advanced degree does not necessarily mean that the person is not educated or wise.

It was never true but it especially true today given the state of higher education in this country.

Abraham Lincoln never attended neither a high school nor a college and yet was a respected lawyer, statesman and President of the United States.

[Porterville]

I don't disagree, but I think we have empowered the weak and stupid in our country to the point of non-sustainability; where they have found that with enough leverage they can have everything now without consideration of tomorrow. The weak and the stupid should not be given tools to bludgeon their way to socio/political managerial positions. They should have to earn their cultural weaponry and I would argue that great men such as Lincoln earned his arsenal; it wasn't given to him.

[Mr. Silverback]

For some people, PhD stands for “Piling it high and Deep.”