How are we honestly supposed to believe anything that comes out of the White House when comments like "It seems to me that what happened there, as he said, he made some mistakes but it doesn't seem to be the kind of thing that you would want to see the dismissal of a World Bank president over," come out of Condelezza Rice's mouth in support of the beneficial, and found unethical, treatment of Wolfowitz' girlfriend. So what is the "kind of thing" one gets fired for? Firing attorneys without reason but political gain? Uh, no. Lying about WMDs so you can go to war? Uh, no. Lying to make sure Dick doesn't go to jail? - Oh, actually that one will get you in trouble.
This kind of Alice in Wonderland appraisal of Wolfowitz' actions tells one just how far the current Bush administration is willing to go in order to live in their own little world - a world where reality, never mind simple logic - never intrudes or when it does it's poo-pooed away.
It is, contrary to White House spokesman Tony Snow's fractured reality view that it is not "firing offense" it is. When other CEOs give perks to employees based on nepotism especially when acting as the de facto figurehead of that organization they are more than likely to be fired. It's paramount as part of the ability to trust that organization. Lower folk who commit stupid acts, sure. Slap them on the wrist. Do they affect our ability to trust that organization as much? Surely not. Do those at the top realize that they must act above reproach in all dealings - a helluva a lot more than the plebes at the water cooler every morning. And let's say for the moment Wolfie didn't know better... Well Wolfowitz is hardly immune from understanding public policy gaffes and image management following his Iraq foreign policy garbage. Fire him.
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