Could it be that ICANN is finally klewing in to the idea that "corporate governance" might just be an issue? If so, the risible procedure of creating a committee whose mandate is to figure out what its mandate is is, well, the kind of hocus pocus we've come to know and love in the sitcom world of Marina del Rey. And who better to oversee the problem of out-of-control management running roughshod over a somnolent board than the board's supremo of hostility to public accountability himself, Mr. Kraaijenbrink?

Second: Anthony Staley was appointed as "delegate to the Nominating Committee in the position designated to be filled by the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization after it is established."

Which Anthony Staley would that be? Well, I somehow doubt it's this young North Carolinan athlete, or this intern "who ... distinguished himself in his role as a legislative intern for the House Transportation Committee," or this Hawaiian marksman, or this young journalist ("Martial Arts club is still kicking butt") at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. But I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to be the former Federal President of the Liberal Party of Australia who really liked the book Concierge Confidential "about the bizarre and beautiful world of a large metropolitan hotel"? If so, then we know more about his literary tastes than his understanding of ccTLD issues -- because, according to Google, his name has never once been sullied by any connection with, or even proximity to, ICANN or a ccTLD. That's an achievement. Even Kevin Bacon, eponym of the legendary "bacon number" metric, gets 23 hits for ICANN and ccTLD.

It's hard to say what the ccTLDs will think about that; but it seems like a sure bet that ICANN's next CEO likes it. Could governance be on ICANN's agenda for dealing with the ccTLDs, maybe? If so, then Mr. Staley will surely have much to learn from Mr. Kraaijenbrink.