Unlike Frank, I didn't have the common sense to skip yesterday's commencement. The address by Douglas Kridler of the Columbus Foundation was the most nauseating speech I've ever heard. (And this is saying a lot as I've probably suffered through about 20 of these things.)

Aside from the usual platitudes about "doing well by doing good" blah blah blah that you expect from such talks, this guy's talk could have been scripted from the Democratic Party's latest talking points memo. "We" need to "do something" about [fill in liberal cause here--access to health care, housing, day care, etc etc etc ] but our leaders only seem to care about [fill in conservative cause here--gay marraige bans, concealed carry laws, lower taxes, etc.]. The finale came in the form of a screed against self-interest.

I don't recall any commencement address that I've attended by someone who made his name in the for-profit private sector. Ever year it's another holier than thou do-gooder from government, the non-profit sector, or the church. Just once I wish they'd produce someone who actually created something instead of all these self-righteous parasites who have nothing better to do than bite the hands that feed them.