I’m getting a little worn out on hearing the Ivy League implicated as shorthand for the liberal boogeyman. So here for your interest and edification is a list of prominent political members of the Ivy League Elite.
Elite-A-Palooza: Quotes about Ivy League Elitsts
“This is an impressive crowd — the haves and the have-mores. Some people call you the elite. I call you my base.” —Presidential candidate George W. Bush, at the annual...keep reading
Ivy League Graduates in the Bush Administration
- Dick Cheney, VP: Yale (dropped out)
- Michael Mukasey, Attorney General: Columbia and Yale Law (editor of Yale Law Journal)
- Elaine Chao, Labor Secretary: Harvard Business School, Mt Holyoke, Dartmouth, MIT, and... keep reading
Graduates of Other Elite Private Institutions in the Bush Administration
- Condolleeza Rice, Secretary of State: Notre Dame
- Steve Preston, HUD: University of Chicago and Northwestern
- Susan Schwab, US Ambassador and Trade Rep: Williams, Stanford, George Washington
- Steve Johnson, EPA Head: George... keep reading
Ivy League Graduates on McCain's Campaign Staff
- John Huntsman, Campaign Co-Chair: University of Pennsyvania
- Tom Ridge, Campaign Co-Chair, Harvard
- Frederick Smith, Campaign Co-Chair, Yale
- Fred Malek, Finance Director, National Leadership Team: Harvard
- Gerald Parsky, Bush Team: Princeton
- Kevin Hassett, policy adviser: University... keep reading