[Islander7]

“...Any and every Ivy League grad who works in Government should be fired, no matter what their position is...”

I have a cousin who has “3 college degrees and is half way to a PhD” as he likes to say. We had a big blow up online for the world to see. His rants and raves about GWB, Iraq, the economy, were identical to the childish stuff on Kos and DU.

I demolished him. I have actually started and run a business, made payroll, dealt with fed and state regulators, etc, etc. I reminded him that a lifetime of experience as academic is a life without experience.

He will no longer speak to me. I’m crushed, I tell ya. ;-)

[Tijeras_Slim]

I have a cousin who has “3 college degrees and is half way to a PhD”

I ran across a guy like that and told him "Some people know alot about one thing and not enough about everything else. Once we find out what you know alot about, you'll be one of those guys."

[MinuteGal]

You think you have it bad, LOL. I have a second cousin in DC who is retired State Department, diplomatic corps. We debated by email, but no longer. I finally pulled the plug.

If you want to finish the sentence, "The U.S. Department of State is riddled with........", you will be 100% correct.

Leni