World Bank: Sock! Pow! Yet Another Bushy Warmonger Bites the Dust

At 6.15 am Reuters finally reported the inevitable demise of Paul Wolfowitz, the architect of the Iraq War who has "resigned" over management matters including massively boosting his girlfriend's salary.

Out going UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is among those named by Reuters (above) as a possible successor. On Tuesday the Whitehouse declared Wolfy's shock and awe behaviour "Not a Firing Offense" which came in a long line of "White House support him fully" type announcements.

Who appointed this chump?

Meanwhile Guido linked yesterday to a Wall Street Journal report involving former and future Brown aide Tom Scholar in a secret liaison with another member of World Bank staff.

Semi-anonymous tipsters have told the WSJ that Mr Scholar also influenced his beloved's career position.