I guess I am a little surprised on the one hand but then again this may be the best way to go. You bring another guy in and the media makes a big deal out of it and more than likey nobody is going to win a job at this late date.
All that does is dump more pressure on the guy.
I could just imagine the blood bath if they did go with somebody else and he started missing. The McCarthy haters would have a field day.
"The train is leaving the station."