Wolfowitz mistakes "not a firing offense": W.House

[Xipe Totec]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House acknowledged on Tuesday that World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz erred in the handling of a pay raise and promotion for his companion but said that was not cause for him to be removed from his job.

We've made clear that we support Paul Wolfowitz. Furthermore, he has said -- and we agree -- that certainly a lot of mistakes were made in the personnel process. But it's not a firing offense," White House spokesman Tony Snow told reporters.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070515/pl_nm/worldbank_wolfowitz_bush_dc_2;_ylt=AsMtEIL5YnRrmRD.GqmGNeUE1vAI

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White House Limbo:

How low can you go?

[Jim__]

1. what's a little graft between friends?

That should be a firing offense?

The bush administration - bringing integrity back to the white house. :sarcasm:

[Bleacher Creature]

2. So what IS a "firing offense" to these people? nt

[Xipe Totec]

4. Shooting somebody in the face with a shotgun

No, wait....

That's ok too.







:think:











:shrug:


I'll have to get back to you on that one.

[Uncle Joe]

32. Governing by the rule of law, that will

get you in trouble quicker than anything, as many a whistle blower or former attorney can attest to.

[MidwestTransplant]

3. This Whitehouse has rarely ever seen anything severe enough to be a firing offense

with the exception of Gen. Shinseki saying several hundred thousand troops would be needed in Iraq. That was a firing offense.

[Maeve]

9. And disagreeing with the Bushbots

Oh, wait...same thing...

Toe the line and you'll be fine;
Disagree out loud and you're out of the crowd!

[tabasco]

10. Great point. If you don't toe the party line, you get fired.

Only loyalty matters in the Bush cabal, just like the mafia.

[paparush]

5. If they commit an offense, er, I mean, if they broke the law, er, I mean if they are convicted

, er, I mean, if they are convicted and sentenced to 10+ years, then they have no place in my administration...

[Fresh_Start]

6. Since when is stealing not a firing offense

Basically they conspired to steal in excess of $100,000.
You can be fired for stealing office supplies.
You sure as hell can be fired for stealing GREEN

If you work for a bank its called fiduciary responsibility.

[Demeter]

13. Well, Since They Weren't Stealing From Any Bush Cronies

it's perfectly all right to rip off the outside world, doncha see? BushCo does it for a living. They are pirates!

[BigDDem]

7. Does he already have a Medal of Freedom?

[Massachusetts]

8. What would you expect Rats, Inc. to say?

[jwirr]

11. Not a firing offense? If the bank you have your money in is paying

a worker to sleep with the boss would you change banks?

[muriel_volestrangler]

12. The defensive passive: "a lot of mistakes were made"

When the mistakes are no longer deniable, put the whole mess into the anonymous passive, and make it look as if it's a fault of some process, not a bloke trying to get his girlfriend a cushy high-paying job with no real work.

[MotorCityMan]

16. To be followed by the inevitable "Let's move on"

n/t

[Amonester]

36. or "let's move forward" or "I don't recall" or "stay the course" - n/t

[Bob3]

14. his lady Friend isn't the only one

he's brought in a lot of unqualified neo-con hacks who's only real job is take the world banks money. I understand the board will be meeting with Wolf today and are expected to ask him to clear his desk out.

[Igel]

21. Here's some information on the 'unqualified slut':

as people think of her.

http://www.dawn.com/2007/05/11/int18.htm

http://dawn.com/2007/05/12/int17.htm

And here are some quotes from an equally 'unqualified slut':

“She’s a very competent person and knows the region well,” says former Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who became acquainted with Riza as a board member of the Foundation for the Future, established two years ago to fund pro-democracy efforts.

“Her work on behalf of the Foundation for the Future has been excellent,” adds O'Connor, who specifically mentions Riza’s work on pro-democracy projects in Morocco and Lebanon. “Her knowledge of Arabic has been extremely helpful. She’s an impressive woman.”

And, in another quote: “She gets it – how the barriers to women’s full participation impede a country’s development.”

So obviously she's unqualified. She supports women's rights.

Wolfowitz recused himself, only to be told that he wasn't allowed to and he should make sure she gets a promotion and raise when he gets her a gig elsewhere; in so doing, a reasonable board would say they've assumed responsibility for most of what goes wrong. When you have a 1000 people at the "unqualified hack's" pay grade, you have to wonder anyway.

[Bob3]

31. i have to question the judgment of anybody who

a) does the humpty hump with wolfie

and then b) takes the sweetheart deal that she has to know as full well as wolfie did that this was against the rules. If She wanted more freaking money than what she was making there was always the private sector - wing nut welfare pays swell i'm told.

and again the rest of his appointments - Kevin Kellems (from Dick Cheney's office)Juan José Daboub (who tried to change the world banks' policy on contraception)and Robin Cleveland - none of these folks had any experience in doing anything but taking government money.

[cliss]

15. Tuesday morning surprise.

I'm quite frankly surprised they said "mistakes" , and "erred". I'm truly surprised.

Usually, they never even acknowledge the things they do.

Well, keep hanging on with your fingernails. Luve it.

[OnyxCollie]

17. What is a firing offense to this White House?

Failing to prevent the worst terrorist attack on the U.S.? No, for that you get promoted.

Leaking classified information about covert CIA operatives? Nope, that's O.K.

Starting a war based on false intelligence? Hunky dory. That'll get you a Medal of Freedom.

Politicizing the Justice Department? Fine, fine.

Mismanaging the Iraq War? That's alright. Until you lose an election, that is.

So, what will get you fired?

Saying the Iraq War will cost $200 billion.

Saying 500,000 troops will be needed for the Iraq War.

Can anyone come up with more?

[daleo]

19. Eating cake while New Orleans drowns?

No, that's ok with these guys too.

[Tight_rope]

33. Saying that your Greatest Achievement as pResident was catching a fucking fish!

Or maybe saying that your wife speaks better English then you, when English is the only fucking language you know as a stupid ass pResident. Don't get me started.

[leftwingnut]

18. how low can you go? is right!

Unbelievable how this WH operates.

Just when you think they can't go any lower...they shatter your expectations!

[damntexdem]

20. For this WH, the only firing offenses are:

(1) competency; and
(2) lack of kneejerk loyalty to this WH.

Of course, 1 and 2 go hand-in-hand.

[Zorra]

22. Bottom line: The President of the World Bank has to be a

person with impeccable ethical standards, and one that consistently displays sound judgment and good character.

Wolfowitz has already clearly demonstrated that he is not fit for the position.

[Honeycombe8]

23. Wolfie will tell all, if the W.H. doesn't back him up.

And, oh, the things Wolfie could tell about Bush and Cheney, I'm sure!

Wolfie, Bush, and Cheney are bound by the hip for life. Well, when you lie with dogs...or whatever that saying is.

[bdamomma]

24. criminals supporting a criminal that is that bushie loyalty oath.

[truthisfreedom]

25. I don't understand why the press doesn't keep hammering home these two points:

1] Wolfie's gal-pal was given a job working with darth cheney's daughter disbursing $50M to whitewash America's image in the Mideast.

2] Wolfie's lil' snugglemuffins was given a raise SO LARGE that she was making FAR more than her boss, Condie Rice.

[lovuian]

26. Its OK to give the woman your sleeping with a promotion

and money...This reveals the morals of the day... But it was an Impeachable offense for Clinton to get a blow job


Hypocrites and Moral degenerates

Fire his butt

[classysassy]

27. Firing offense

if stealing an election and starting a war is not a firing offense,a little larceny is ok with the outhouse gang.

[mcscajun]

28. I do not believe this White House KNOWS a "firing offense"

from a hole in the ground.

Actually, I think they know a LOT about holes in the ground. They're certainly Responsible for enough of them, here and abroad. x(

I might be wrong, but aside from the US Attorneys we've all been talking about, has this White House fired anyone? Anyone?

[LiberalFighter]

29. Is the World Bank under US jurisdiction?

I don't think so!!!!

Even if it was, businesses can hire and fire at will unless it is against federal law. They can fire someone just because they have a personal conflict. They could fire someone if they used a wallet instead of a money clip for their paper currency. Or if they have anything smaller than 100's.

[Orsino]

30. Next week's version: "not a criminal offense." n/t

[Az_lefty]

34. Criminal mentality....

anything goes until your caught, then they don't know you.

[NastyRiffraff]

35. So which is it?

An ABC report said today that "all options are on the table" regarding Wolfie.

The gang that couldn't shoot straight, or get their stories straight.