There is No Doubt

that the more unqualified and stupid one is, the further he or she moves up into the world, as long as he or she has the connections. Case in point is the successor to the despicable former "chancellor" of the NYC school district. Cathie Black has even fewer qualifications than Joel Klein had.

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To a degree unusual even for an administration that relishes keeping its deliberations as private as possible, hardly anyone knew of Mr. Klein’s departure or Ms. Black's arrival until minutes before the official announcement. While such posts are typically filled after highly publicized national searches that can last months or even a year, there is little evidence that anyone else was seriously vetted or considered -- and few of the usual suspects, including members of the mayor's inner circle, were even consulted.