Fish on Summers

With a punch to the gut, Stanley Fish wades into the Lawrence Summers fray. As usual, Fish is ruthlessly honest:

In the end, there is only one question (with many parts): Does Harvard want a president who makes Prince Harry of England -- he at least has the excuse of being 20 and without a real job -- seem sensitive and sophisticated? Does Harvard want a president who makes the proverbial bull in the china shop seem like Nijinsky? Does Harvard want a president who, despite the reputation of being brilliant (where's the beef?) acts as if he were the leader of the Know Nothing Party? Does Harvard want a president who cannot be trusted to go out into the world without a keeper?

The answer, I guess, is "yes."

Sheesh. I'd love to be there when Fish and Summers bump elbows at some conference's open bar... Of course, the way it's heading, Summers will be serving the drinks, not drinking them.