Why was she a bonehead, more than the inexperienced jockeys--read the resumes. Between all the accolades and titles was not a whole heck of a lot of experience. I agree with the assertion of silly multiculturalism, which is the true boneheadedness, (let's see, check off Frenchman, check off another Hispanic, check off African American--have we forgotten to give anyone a Ride?) not the "lucky" gal who got picked.
That our space program exists to provide Dream Rides is a problem dating back to the latter days of Apollo. This will hopefully change focus back to exploration and science, and hopefully, oneway unmanned craft!
Shep on Fox said that the last time she was on a flight she screwed up a satellite launch, forcing two other astronauts to go outside and clean up her mess. That's where the bonehead remark comes from.