Maybe because she’s writing about something outside her field of expertise?By all means, GromsDad, please explain why you think Jennifer Granholm, whose resume includes a Berkeley UG degree, Phi Beta Kappa membership, Harvard JD, EIC of a law school journal, COA clerkship, SCOTUS nomination shortlist, and Berkeley senior research fellowship and adjunct law professorship beyond her political career, is a "nitwit," other than your current feelsbad regarding gas prices.
Would you trust a decorated surgeon to write an article about surfing just because he had every surgery degree and award you could think of?