Tim Draper is a Silicon Valley VC with a track record.<p>He was apparently an accessory to his daughter&#x27;s best friend ripping off billions of dollars in investor money based entirely on hype and insiderism, descending into a scandal currently under federal investigation. In Silicon Valley.<p>Page Mill Road to be specific.<p>Getting op-eds placed in the NYT isn&#x27;t going to take the stink off this one. Though I am sympathetic to the instinct to try.