Let's see if the tried-and-true, wait-it-out strategy works for Wolfie too

gee... didn't i just post about this...? oh, wait... that was gonzo...

The United States warned on Thursday that "the whole world is watching" to see that embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz is treated fairly as critics press him to quit over a pay-and-promotion dispute.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, in a measured response stressing the importance of preserving the global lender's standing, told a questioner Wolfowitz deserved fair process as the bank board prepares to consider his fate.

Some European members want Wolfowitz's resignation over a controversial pay and promotion deal he approved in 2005 for his companion, bank Middle East expert Shaha Riza, but the Bush administration has stood by the former Pentagon official.

Paulson said on Bloomberg television that he considered Wolfowitz "a dedicated and committed public servant" who had done valuable work at the World Bank. Wolfowitz has been given until Friday to respond to a bank panel report that found his actions in the pay and promotion deal broke rules.

"It's got to be fair," Paulson said. "A bank with the stature of the World Bank (and) I have the highest regard for the World Bank, the processes they use here are going to be very important, the whole world is watching."

don't you just LOVE the spin? "the whole world is watching..." oh, yes, it surely is... but they're NOT watching to see that wolfie is treated fairly... oh,no... they're watching to see if someone who should never have been appointed in the first goddam place and has demonstrated conclusively WHY he should never have been appointed in the first goddam place is going to be held accountable... THAT'S what they're waiting to see... THAT'S what we've been waiting to see with gonzo too... ya, right...

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