From 1845 he worked as the public trustee.

That violated the rationale for having public trustees, which is to bring fresh perspectives.

The two reappointed public trustees have not served as such during the past year, when the reports were being prepared.

But the two newly re-upped public trustees can and should refuse them.

Senate leaders of both parties say they want to follow the precedent of having the public trustees serve no more than one term.

In the absence of public trustees, the administration has delayed sending the 2006 reports to Congress.

Since the first public trustees were confirmed in 1984, none have served more than one term.

Under federal law, the two public trustees "may not be from the same political party."

The report is full of complex statistics, but the two public trustees explained their significance.

Although the public trustees come from different parties, they usually work together and issue joint statements.