I was around when Carol was Administrator, and yes, some good things got done - mainly because her deputies pushed her that way.  

But there's more to the picture, if you have an inside track. Let's put the diplomatically: the Florida environmental folks said the best thing to ever happen to improve the environment in Florida was for her to take a job in Washington D.C.  

Ouch!  

Let's just say she's a classic wonk, not a teckie bone in her body. It was always a joke back then: is this a really cool teckie conference or are the wonks showing up again? Blah-blah-blah, rah-rah-rah, throw in some buzzwords and talk about "warm and fuzzies" and "low hanging fruit." It was tough even then, with the Newts around everywhere ... and all these liberal wonks. It was pretty darn disgusting if you ask me.  

Onward through the fog