Yesterday I came across quite a 'blog' on The Daily Beast. What Hillary Can Teach Sarah Palin?

By Tina Brown. http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-06-14/what-hillary-can-teach-sarah-palin/?cid=bs:featured3

This makes we wonder, as I do oft times, what could Shakespeare have taught me?

Or what could Olivier have taught Harrison Ford?

Or what could Beethoven have taught Eminem?

Or what could Frank Lloyd Wright have taught the roofer working across the street this very minute?

Or what could Tiger Woods have taught the old duffer walking his normal nine every Sunday?

Or what could Michaelangelo have taught the guy working in the back room at the pottery barn?

Or what could anyone have taught w?

So many questions and so little time to answer them. What can I say but 'thank God' for small favors.  But let us think on Tina Brown's inquiry.

What could Hillary have taught Sarah Palin? (I put it in the past tense, since Hillary is working on keeping the entire globe from blowing up and will continue in this service for the next eight years, hopefully. And Palin has a lot of moose to shoot from helicopters and such.  Hard to get these two together for any meaningful lessons.) Well let's take a look at this from a different perspective than Tina Brown.

1.               Hillary might have taught Palin that school is not really a waste of time unless one makes it so. Therefore it might be important for Palin to finish her four year degree and take a few pre law courses.

2.               Hillary might suggest that Palin then take some good LSAT courses.

3.               Hillary might then suggest, assuming that Palin got into a good law school, to study real hard and graduate from that law school in the top five percent of her class.

4.               Hillary might also suggest that Palin take some courses in the Humanities. At least some Dickens and some Twain if not Joyce and Faulkner.  50 or 60 credits in at least American History would certainly not hurt.

5.               Hillary then, might suggest that Palin become an aide to a top member of Congress, learning some of the ins and outs of Capitol Hill.

6.               Hillary might suggest that Palin choose a member who has some 'pull' at a Committee that actually does something. Get involved in a series of hearings looking into the misuse and abuse of executive powers; Senator Whitehouse might be a good pick.

7.               Hillary might suggest that Palin get involved in a long and arduous attempt at working on an important piece of legislation; something that might affect the nation for decades to come.  It would matter not if that legislation ever was passed. The long and arduous work on that legislation would surely teach the Alaskan Governor something about the legislative process that affects the lives of 300,000,000 people.

8.               Hillary might suggest that Palin get a job with a top White House aide for four or more years to get the hang about how the White House works.

So after twenty years or so, Palin, with some hard work and determination might be better prepared, to run as her party's nominee for President of the United States.

Oh and no real reason to waste your time reading Tina Brown.