On Education:

"Universities aspire to prestige, and that is achieved by increasing selectivity, getting a research mission and having faculty do as little teaching as possible, not by teaching and learning, and taking students from Point A to Point B." — Jane Wellman, executive director of the Delta Project on Postsecondary Costs, Productivity and Accountability; quoted by Tamar Lewin in "State Colleges Also Face Cuts in Ambitions" in today's New York Times.

Obama Catches the Flak for AIG Bonuses, but It Was Bush Who Approved Them:

With all the criticism exploding around the giant bonuses granted to AIG employees who in fact destroyed the company they worked for, one important fact is being overlooked. The bailout of AIG was passed by the previous congress and administration. (See The Washington Post story.)