re: Random thoughts from attending my niece's graduation from LSU.

How so? Because I disagree with the stupid assertion that because LSU is good for a poverty-stricken girl from Lake Providence that it's good for everyone?

That's as dumb as the "college is for everyone" argument.

There is a reason there are other options out there...because every person is different and what's good for one isn't necessarily right for another.

I've yet to see a good reason for why LSU should be the only option. Hell, let's take this a step further. Clearly higher education isn't a priority with Louisiana politicians. And I'm sure the girl from Lake Providence (the litmus test) could have done well at UT, Ole Miss, Arkansas, etc. So why do we need ANY universities in Louisiana?

We need a smart plan for higher education in Louisiana. Closing every university not named LSU at the whim of some guy who sat through a graduation and watched Mary Lou from Lake Providence live a dream is not that plan. It's an obnoxious and condescending view of a man with a superiority complex.