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February 17, 2015

Walker Wouldn’t Be the Only President to Not Finish College

The sudden surge of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has the Leftmedia up in arms. They’re so worried about the conservatives darling’s billing as a presidential candidate, in fact, that journalistic hit men – the same ones who turned a blind eye to Barack Obama when his college records were under scrutiny – are suddenly obsessing over Walker’s failing to graduate from college. Heck, Barack Obama is living proof that even an Ivy League education doesn’t make you smart. The fact the two-term governor turned his state’s $2 billion budget deficit upon entering office into a $1 billion surplus means nothing to those who’d do anything to defend their Big Labor cronies. That’s what this issue boils down to – Walker didn’t just recite talking points, he successfully reigned in out-of-control labor unions. Moreover, Claire Daniel of the Washingtom Examiner writes, “Eleven presidents – exactly 25 percent – were not college graduates.” That includes two of America’s most adored presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Why are leftists suddenly concerned that Walker didn’t get a college diploma when neither did 1 in 4 U.S. presidents? Because leftists largely control today’s academia, which is hostile to the entrepreneurial spirit that made America exceptional. More…

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