First of all, my bona fides as a “wingnut” are yet to be solidified, so the jury is still out on that.

Second, I’m not opposed to handouts. Who said I was? Perish the rumor! I love ‘em and give ‘em!

Lastly, working hard and excelling at a sport or academics or both hardly constitutes a handout. And if you knew anything about Stanford you would know that the average student athlete has higher than a 3.5 GPA.

You also make me chuckle. What constitutes “belonging” in a university? In the free market, whatever it takes to get you in…well…it gets you in. You can pay $40K per year, or you can become so good at something that someone wants to subsidize you so you are a credit and free advertising to their institution…so others will pay $40K per year for their students who do not excel at anything in particular but will still go on to lead a highly productive life.

Sounds like someone needs to crack a book or two herself, tera, and learn how the world works. I’d make it an economics book. Try some of these: http://www.stanford.edu/~jdlevin/Econ%20202/Syllabus.pdf

And Madison was in rare form today on the golf course. Bring on the freebies! Wingnuts’ kids need an education too.

A wingnut opposed to “handouts” wants his own kid to get a free ride at one of the country’s most prestigious centers for higher education.

This is W-style education! Let your swing — or your pop — land you a seat in a university you don’t belong in.

I think there is an LPGA event in Portland in August. You should take a little trip down there.

I don’t blame you for wanting a scholarship plan. It’s getting pretty expensive to send your kid to a private university.