Many MSM reporters are younger than Kerry and Bush and, like them, went to fancy colleges. Their grades were undoubtedly better. But that is because of a pattern of grotesque grade inflation, which began in the late 60s, just as W was graduating. Whatever their politics–what am I saying? despite their liberal politics–these reporters will read of the grades of both men and give a little snicker to themselves. I’m smarter than the president and the man who should have been president! Not really.

I’m Yale class of ‘77, I know what I’m talking about. Of course I had several intelligent friends who took academic leaves of absence (i.e., they flunked out), but that’s because they did no work at all, in favor of drugs, copulation, politics, or 24/7 bull sessions, not because they failed to make the exceedingly gentle grade.