Is this the next NASA Administrator?

"A former astronaut who has made four trips into space is reportedly a leading candidate for the top job at NASA.

If selected by President-elect Barack Obama, Charles Bolden Jr., 62, a retired Marine Corps general who makes his home in Houston's Bay Area, would be the first black to head the space agency.

The former test pilot left NASA in 1994 after 14 years of service to return to the Marine Corps, where he rose to the rank of major general. He retired in 2003.

But Bolden has remained familiar with NASA's workings and personnel. He currently serves on NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, one of nine experts who advises the administrator. He is also an adviser to the four high-ranking NASA officials who are overseeing the upcoming space shuttle reconditioning flight to the 18-year-old Hubble Space Telescope. Bolden piloted the shuttle Discovery in 1990 that flew the observatory into space."

More here.

Of note, others mentioned in the article who are being considered for the job:

Garver; Sally Ride, American's first female astronaut; Scott Hubbard, a Stanford University professor and a former director of NASA's Ames Research Center; Pete Worden, Ames current director; Ed Weiler, NASA's science chief, and Alan Stern, the agency's previous science chief.

Notice that Mike Griffin is not mentioned. Looks like the campaigning on the internet and the pleas from Mrs. Griffin are falling on deaf ears. Maybe it's time for him to stencil the shuttle.