Janet Napolitano was a lousy Secretary of Homeland Security. And, apparently, she’s no great shakes as President of the University of California system either – a fact she and/or her people were perfectly willing to intimidate people into lying about on her behalf.
From Nanette Asimov’s article for the San Francisco Chronicle:
Administrators at three University of California campuses changed their responses to a state auditor’s survey to reflect more favorably on UC President Janet Napolitano’s office after her staff directed them to make the changes, according to new documents obtained by The Chronicle that shed light on the controversy.
State Auditor Elaine Howle surveyed UC’s 10 campuses as part of her recent investigation of finances and spending at UC headquarters.
The surveys and previously unreleased emails show that administrators at UC Santa Cruz, UC San Diego and UC Irvine removed criticism of Napolitano’s office or upgraded performance ratings in key areas at the direction of Napolitano’s staff. The interference — including a systemwide conference call conducted by the president’s office to coordinate responses among all campuses — prompted Howle to discard all the results as tainted.
If ever the head of an organization should be out of a job right now – and I do mean summarily; immediately; today – it is Janet Napolitano.
Why does she still have a job? Can anyone give me one good reason? If so, let’s see it. I can’t wait.
