WHAT UNIVERSITY WAS THIS, ANYWAY?….Steve Gilliard at Daily KOS yesterday:
My niece, who is all of six, asked me why we celebrate Independence Day. Our family are more Thanskgiving people, but I did my best, having majored in the subject in college.
Steve majored in Independence Day in college? Talk about your declining educational standards….
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