Shirley Sherrod to USDA: No, Thanks

Just a month after she was unceremoniously hustled out the revolving doors at the Agriculture Department, Shirley Sherrod has declined an invitation back in. Sherrod met this morning with Tom Vilsack, who offered her a position aimed at improving the USDA's civil rights record. Sherrod said that while she was open to consulting, "I just don't think at this point with all that has happened" that a full-time return would be wise, reports the AP. (More Shirley Sherrod stories.)