Perhaps a Blessing in Disguise

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How odd that all those boring lessons from our grandparents turn out to be true in the globalized, hip 21st century: Save your money. Don't borrow what you can't pay back. Look first at a man's character, not his degrees. And if a promised return on an investment seems too good to be true, it probably is. — ©2008 Tribune Media Services

A cousin of mine who followed an education/career path similar to my own, including degrees from Ivy League schools and a high-tech career in applied and theoretical physics, was "shocked" to hear that I was not voting for Obama. I mentioned my objections to an Obama Presidency and his response was basically, "But Obama is a Harvard graduate, and McCain's choice of Palin as running mate reflects poorly on his judgment". At that point I assured him that his views would not impact my personal affection for him and begged off from further discussion of my "shocking" political point of view.

“The most perfect ruler of men the world has ever seen” did not hold a degree from Harvard, or from any other institution of higher learning. But wisdom, decency, honor, common sense, in short — outstanding judgment, were his in great abundance.