Breaking - Panel: Governor's Daughter Did NOT Earn MBA

most likely scenario (4.00 / 1)

I would be shocked if Gov. Manchin had a direct hand in the decision to award the degree.

I would not be at all surprised if his daughter got special treatment because someone thought the Gov. would want her to or, even, because someone else suggested it would be a good idea. Alternatively, it may have been the Mylan connection, rather than the Gov., that generated the conflict. (Or, even, the combination of the two!)

There's all sorts of opportunities for poor judgement to occur and given the general level of cronyism in this state, it would not at all shock me if someone made a poor decision thinking it was doing someone else a favor. (Or, because they thought no one would "have their back" if they made an unpopular decision.)

As long as we have political dynasties like the Manchin's and Moore's in power, it makes it that much harder to change the culture in Charleston (and its tenacles to WVU, for that matter).

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by: Clem Guttata @ Tue Apr 22, 2008 at 19:37:58 PM UTC