Wolfie's Baacckkkk . . . .

This oughta make your day: (Compliments of Newsweek)

An Old Face Resurfaces


The Bush administration has offered the former World Bank president a new public service position.

By Michael Isikoff | NEWSWEEK - Dec 10, 2007 Issue


Don't ever say the Bush administration doesn't take care of its own. Nearly three years after Paul Wolfowitz resigned as deputy Defense secretary and six months after his stormy departure as president of the World Bank—amid allegations that he improperly awarded a raise to his girlfriend—he's in line to return to public service. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has offered Wolfowitz, a prime architect of the Iraq War, a position as chairman of the International Security Advisory Board, a prestigious State Department panel, according to two department sources who declined to be identified discussing personnel matters. The 18-member panel, which has access to highly classified intelligence, advises Rice on disarmament, nuclear proliferation, WMD issues and other matters. "We think he is well suited and will do an excellent job," said one senior official.

And in case you're wondering:

The sources said Wolfowitz has already accepted Rice's offer to fill the part-time position, though it won't be announced until the completion of a standard check for conflicts of interest. But he won't have to worry about any complaints from pesky Democrats. The position doesn't require Senate confirmation. (Emphasis mine.)

Of course, we all knew he wouldn't just fade away into the night, didn't we? As a matter of fact after his debacle at the World Bank, he found a cushy position at The American Enterprise Institute: the bastion of US conservative policy. The more things change . . . .

(Cross-posted from Moving to Vancouver)