In his column, Finley writes about how Mike Duggan cut costs, improved efficiency and posted profits when Gov. Jennifer Granholm "bought him the chief executive's job (at the DMC)." Finley further opines that Duggan's accomplishments are eclipsed by his "ruthless drive to put Wayne State University under his thumb." Finley writes, "Duggan is determined to win at all costs and is deploying dirtball tactics that served him well in Wayne County politics. WSU officials accuse him of slurring the reputation of its medical graduates and the quality of a Wayne education." Finley further writes, "Because Duggan is using the DMC as a fattening pen for his and Granholm\'s political operatives, the speculation is that he wants to keep his team intact for a run for governor. But it may be that he\'s just having a big time and making a lot of money -- and a lot of enemies -- applying the theories of machine politics to medicine."