wrt Shiha Riza, has she given out any grants yet? What was it $56 Million a year and she hasn’t started yet?

I still can’t figure out a thing that this lady has done other than be a girlfriend of Paul Wolfowitz. She (I believe) had a job at the Pentagon then took some bogus posting that was arranged for her with a contractor in Iraq where there is also nothing to show for it. Now she is making more money than Condi Rice at the State Department and there is not much to show for her “work”.

I know she says she actually protested about not actually wanting the raise but me thinks the lady doth protest too much. She never seems to object too much to taking beneficence at the hands of Wolfowitz.

A little harsh, maybe, but she seems to be getting off very easily in the affaire Wolfowitz.

ON who is madame’s thinktanker
how about this guy

Yeah! Groveller Norquist! He’s the guy who’s into bathtubs!

do-si-do @
152

Hugh @ 142

Oklahoma kiddo @ 113

AP – President Bush said Monday he wants to work with Democrats on compromise legislation to pay for the Iraq war even though he’ll carry through on his threat to veto a spending bill that also sets a timetable for a U.S. troop withdrawal.

Never believe anything where the words “Bush” and “compromise” are used together. In Bushspeak, “compromise” is code for “Do what I tell you to.”

You beat me to it. Compromise is good when you’re doing it, bad when I have to. When he says anything, just turn it inside out: I will compromise means you will compromise.
I will fire any leakers means I will keep them. I want peace means I want war. I protect your civil liberties…etc etc etc.

Bush is devious, not stupid. Remember he canned Rummy 2(?) days after showering him with praise. Who can forget when Cheney lost his last gram of credibility with his “Best Defense Secretary ever” statement.

Taking chances this might be EPU’d here, but here goes. Just read this on Salon. Tim Grieve reports:

And in other news, up is now down
George W. Bush, speaking today on Congress’ plan to begin bringing troops home from Iraq: “I think it — I’m just envisioning what it would be like to be a young soldier in the middle of Iraq and realizing that politicians have all of the sudden made military determinations. And in my judgment, that would put a kid in harm’s way, more so than he or she already is.”

Which politician put them there in the first place? Has he forgotten that HE is a politician? Yeah, gee, I would be really upset if I were a soldier and I learned my homestate politician was working really hard, overtime really, to get me the hell out of here. I want to keep having fun over here.

[Mod Note; let’s watch our zigs please.]

WHO IS PAYING WOLFOWITZ’S (NOT INCONSIDERABLE) LEGAL FEES? NOT HIM, I’LL WAGER.

Anyone have any info on this?

My guess is that Wolfie will go first, after getting his nice fat golden parachute. They’ll give him a nice parting gift, and he’ll be gone within 2 weeks.

Abu, however, will hang on for another month, at least. He still has a lot of obstructing to do.

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/….._0426.html