Wolfowitz skips appearance as bank board meets

[maddezmom]

Source: Reuters

By Lesley Wroughton

WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) - World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz canceled an appearance at a major health conference on Thursday as the bank's board prepared to discuss an escalating controversy over the promotion of his girlfriend.

Organizers of the conference, which was sponsored by the bank's private-sector lending arm, said Wolfowitz canceled at the last minute and was "called away for urgent business."

"I'm sorry on behalf of Paul Wolfowitz that he couldn't come," said IFC chief Lars Thunell, who took Wolfowitz's place but offered no explanation for the World Bank chief's absence.

The bank's board is investigating whether Wolfowitz broke any rules in helping to direct the promotion for his companion, bank employee Shaha Riza, before she was given an outside assignment because of their relationship.

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N19403899.htm

[calimary]

1. "Urgent business"? Maybe he suddenly had to change trousers?

n/t

[saltpoint]

2. Hey, it's Thursday. The movies change on Fridays. Wolfowitz wanted to

catch MEET THE ROBINSONS before it left town.

[C_U_L8R]

3. left his comb at home

[maddezmom]

7. ...

:rofl:

[ck4829]

4. Smooth move, Wolfie

No doubt this will help the World Bank reach the decision that it needs in order to remain a credible institution.

[truthisfreedom]

5. I hope they're reaming him a new one.

We need another bushco neocon to to fall like Icarus. These people believe they can do anything without consequences.

[gratuitous]

6. Nice to know he can still do his job

And that Bush still has full confidence in his abilities. He just can't, you know, attend any meetings, or do anything in his office, or other stuff. But he's got Bush's confidence!

[maddezmom]

8. Gonzo has *'s full confidence as well

maybe Wolfie was watching the grilling he's getting on CSPAN and didn't want to walk into the fire. :D

[calimary]

9. You were expecting otherwise?

bush LIKES people who are scheming, manipulative, incompetent, disingenuous liars, cheats, pirates, corner-cutters, and other assorted law-flouters. Just like he is. Birds of a feather.

[go west young man]

10. If they keep him on they lose all credibility.

[partylessinOhio]

11. "called away for urgent business." - darning his socks.

[NV Whino]

12. He had to get a haircut

Oh no! Did I say haircut?

[SoCalDem]

14. A $4 haircut no doubt.. at the ACME Barber School n/t

[Gman]

13. An administration full of GOP lackeys that look the other way

can't save Wolfie's ass now. This is the rest of the world.