lowercase thought.

Rebeccah Ramey. Who's that, you ask? She's a recent graduate of Ashland University, and currently a Staff Assistant to the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution. But more importantly, Rebeccah Ramey is someone who so perfectly puts a voice to conservative thought that her words are prominently featured as by Ashland U.'s Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs.

Her current article, "I Don’t Want Mr. Rogers, I Want John Bolton", is possibly the greatest political come-back flung at those of us who oppose Mr. Bolton's nomination. Here's a snippet:

Secretary Bolton was also accused of “improperly manipulating intelligence” while holding the position as under secretary of state (in which he has received three Senate confirmations). The reason I didn’t mention this one at first, is because it is the only accusation that has been absolutely proven to be completely and utterly false.

First off, I didn't know that you could get a degree from, much less be published by a reputable institution of higher education in this country if you used such absolutely, completely and utterly terrible language skills. Second, it might be tought to get all of the facts about Bolton if you're too busy ogling at Condi Rice's dominatrix outfit. Third, Ramey never mentions in the rest of her rant exactly how the accusations of intelligence manipulation were supposedly "proven false". Apparently she just assumes that you watch Fox News as well.

In case anyone doubted Ramey's view of Democrats, check this out from her critique of Condi's fashion-sense:

The feedback that I’ve received from my male co-workers, who have made their careers on Capitol Hill with the current majority party, have unanimously voiced that, "She looked amazing—beautiful, powerful and serious." I’m sure they were also thinking "And I’m glad she’s on our side and not the side of the bad guys."

Bad guys, eh? Yet we wonder why bipartisanship has left Washington when Committee staffers are so friendly towards the other side of the aisle...

Yes, I know that Rebeccah Ramey isn't the end-all-be-all of what's wrong with Ohio, but she's certainly a symptom. The simple fact that her treatise passes for a good opinion piece by alumnae at an American university (despite their conservative bias) is blatant evidence that it's not education our youth are receiving at far-right schools like Ashland, but rather ideological affirmation and indoctrination.

Maybe I should check out a Bob Jones U. senior thesis or two.

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