It may not be a bad thing. If Byrne is doing the search by himself, he must really feel like he has someone in mind and feels pretty darn good about getting whoever that is. I don't think Polk whining, pouting, and whatever else he threatens to do is going to make much of a difference. It just makes Polk look worse and worse, so for his sake it would be good to save at least a shred of dignity.
Also, whatever happened to talk of suspending Polk? I think if Byrne or LT or whoever did that, I could see Polk getting pissed and just go home.