JANET NAPOLITANO'S appointment as president of the University of California -- A Disastrous Choice: "Her appointment is the plain and cynical declaration that UC is dedicating itself to a certain kind of hackery that triumphs over scholarly principle."

Instapundit's been predicting for a while now that the 'education bubble' is about to burst. I think the Napolitano appointment shows that higher education, at least, hasn't gotten the message yet.