A common stereotype about Ivy League universities as well as other high prestige ones is that the students are arrogant, even snobby. That can make it difficult to establish \u201ccross-university\u201d friendships and working relationships.<\/p>\n
This concept could not have been clearer four years ago as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton finished up their battle for the Democratic nomination for president. Consider the colleges and universities that the Obamas and Clintons attended:<\/p>\n
Barack Obama attended Occidental, Columbia, Harvard Law, and taught law at University of Chicago<\/p>\n
Michelle Obama attended Princeton<\/p>\n
Bill Clinton attended Georgetown, Yale Law and taught law at University of Arkansas<\/p>\n
Hillary Clinton attended Wellesley, and Yale Law<\/p>\n
Attending outstanding and prestigious universities is not an exclusive bailiwick of Democrats. George W. Bush graduated from Yale and Harvard Business School. Some might question what he learned there, but that\u2019s a subject for another day. I\u2019d love to hear Dan Rather report on that one.<\/p>\n
George H.W. Bush attended Yale a generation before his son and did well. He was also an excellent first baseman and major league prospect and at age 90 might do better than the current occupant of that position for the Los Angeles Angels.<\/p>\n
Most people would say that the two Obamas and the two Clintons were far more intelligent than the Bushes. However, in 2008 when Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were competing for the highest office in the land, what normally would be a bond among intelligent people with similar perspectives turned into a battle of insults.<\/p>\n