Maybe Bono Wasn't Such a Bad Idea After All

Is it just me, or is W. doing a pretty crappy job of "reaching out" in an attempt to improve diplomatic relations with...oh, let's see, THE ENTIRE PLANET??? I must admit to being rather incredulous at the news of the nomination of Paul Wolfowitz, neo-con hawk extraordinairre and master mind of the Iraq quagmire, to head the World Bank. I just heard an audio clip of Bush explaining why Wolfie is qualified for this gig, and it went something like: "He's managed a large organization...The Pentagon is a large organization...The World Bank is large organization..."

Can someone please tell me what he is talking about?!?!??!

This news, taken together with the nomination of John Bolton to be US ambassador to the UN, really makes me dispair that all of the sunny, olive-branch rhetoric of Condi's recent European tour was truly just a bunch of s!#$@!

At least Wolfowitz's nomination is subject to the approval of the Bank's board of directors. Let's hope they have the guts to stand up and do the right thing.