I would rather see Texas A&M in charge of LANL, but even UT would be an improvement. UC Berkeley needs to be cut loose from any further DOE contracts, including LANL and Lawrence Livermore. Give Lawrence Livermore to Stanford? Any better suggestions?
I don't think Stanford is much better on the Libometer scale. They have also had huge financial scandals involving federal grant money.
UT = UC as political soulmates. Texas A and M would be much better. Solid, patiotic institution.