Posted on 08/28/2011 9:32:57 PM PDT by martosko
How smart do we want our presidents to be, and what does their academic performance tell us about their chances for success?
This month Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s college transcript was leaked, and the Republican presidential contender’s academic performance at Texas A&M turned out to be less than stellar. Perry’s critics seized on the document to suggest that he didn’t have the aptitude to serve as leader of the free world.
Is there a correlation between success in the White House and a president’s perceived intelligence, or at least between academic performance and Oval Office success?
Lincoln never even graduated from a high school.
Are you referring to the RAT Rebellion?
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