I think it’s time to make clear to people running for president that years of serving in political office or graduation from an Ivy League law school does not entitle one to hold that office. Members of Congress deserve and are paid salaries and retirement benefits, I believe, and law school graduates receive a diploma for their efforts.
Idea of entitlement becoming a problem in America
Monday, March 10, 2008 | 9:32 a.m. CDT;
updated 8:07 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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