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...
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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...
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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...
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