By the way, less than 15 days to go until 2 November (a Friday), the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration setting up Israel. bin Laden usually times major operations for anniversaries of what he views as injustices, thus offering up himself and his followers to All*h as instruments of his revenge...

Depending on how things go over the next several weeks, the new NASA Administrator could be the Director of Johnson SFC or Kennedy... I don't know if there are other dates of significance between now and then, but I'd suggest quietly using liberal leave on 2 November, and taking a drive to the Carolina beaches or the Smokies on the 3 day weekend...

In any case, finding a new NASA Administrator is probably not on the top of Bush J's desk right now - and whoever is persuaded to take the job, Goldin will still have to stick around until some time in the new year just bringing him up to speed -

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