To the victor.......

.....go the spoils. The President has wisely nominated Gerald Reynolds, former DoEd Asst. Sec. for the Civil Rights Division, to be the Chairman of what is left of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. He will replace Mary Frances Berry who has served on the commission for 25 years, 12 as Chairman.

Berry has said that she will not leave her appointment until January 2005, trying to eek out every last moment of her 15 laughable minutes of infamy.

Now while I certainly would have loved to have seen the always brilliant Abigail Thernstrom take the helm of this commission, perhaps Mr. Reynolds can restore some semblance of credibility, stability and respect in the wake of Berry's 12 year joy ride.

I have this sinking suspicion that Berry will not "go gently into that good night" and may pull a legal stunt or two to prolong her stay. But Reynolds seems like the kind of focused guy who won't be disturbed in the least if he has to work around Berry being forceably removed from the office space, clinging to the curtains, the desk, the doorjam......