John D. Wiley, the departing chancellor of the University of Wisconsinâ??s flagship campus at Madison, is not leaving quietly: In an essay in the September issue of Madison Magazine, he denounces a â??toxic political environmentâ? in the stateâ??s capitol, blaming it for wasteful policies and a failure to deal with an ailing economy.
He also criticizes Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the stateâ??s largest business lobby, as having been hijacked by partisan interests, becoming â??the single biggest driver of our toxic political environment and, thus, the single biggest obstacle to the recovery of Wisconsinâ??s economy.â?