Comments on: A Good Man Rewarded – UPDATED

By: Captain Hate

Captain Hate — Thu, 17 Mar 2005 00:00:29 +0000

“Is the World Bank position really worth anything?”

That’s hard to say; the organization hasn’t really helped any country in a financial jam since it attaches such restrictive measures to any supplicants that it precludes building a strong economy. If he could shake that up it would be a good thing. But realistically the answer is probably “No”.

By: Alan Sullivan

Alan Sullivan — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 21:04:12 +0000

Mr. Simon! That’s ‘lightning,’ please.

Great appointment. After Bolton, I was kind of expecting it.

By: JBR

JBR — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:54:51 +0000

Terrye: Your qualifier “but that is CNN” is spot on. The question asks whether Wolfowitz is the “best” choice. Wouldn’t a more reasonable question be whether he is a “good” choice? There’s the CNN bias for you.

By: Terrye

Terrye — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:39:25 +0000

CNN has an onbline poll about Wolfowitz and the vote is running three to one against him. but that is the CNN.

By: Terrye

Terrye — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:27:39 +0000

What the hell happened to McNamara anyway? Did he just go nuts or what?

By: jerry

jerry — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 17:58:55 +0000

Carol:

You said: “You know what? FDR got 4 TERMS! And, then the republicans, getting scared they were being marginalized out of the Executive Branch of government, allowed “term limits” to be applied to the presidency of the USA.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could kick butt and remove this from consideration? Why should a man like this Bush NOT get a chance to stay in office, just as FDR did?”

Terms limits are good because Bill Clinton would have won re-election in 2000 and where would we be in the war against Salafism?

George Washington set the precedent of voluntary term limits because he felt that the President of the United States should not be President for Life like a King. I agree with our first President..

I also believe the founding father were right in limiting the President to only the native born [or given the contest question, been resident in the 13 colonies prior to the Treaty of Paris]. As much as I like Arnold I still think someone born in Austria should not be President.

By: Terrye

Terrye — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 17:24:44 +0000

Maybe they need an idealist at the world Bank. Someone who will tie together deomcratic and market reforms with loans for instance.

The folks at the DU are having a cow. The loonies.

By: Carol_Herman

Carol_Herman — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 17:07:41 +0000

I love our president! He’s certainly making the best appointment possible. And, this is his second term. According to “pundits” second terms are supposed to be “lame duck” ones. (So said Hedrick Smith in Washington’s POWER GAMES.)

Also, it was Reagan’s misfortune to lose James Baker as Chief of Staff. When this good man switched with the incompetent, Don Regan, in Reagan’s 2nd term. And, all Reagan got was turmoil.

You know what? FDR got 4 TERMS! And, then the republicans, getting scared they were being marginalized out of the Executive Branch of government, allowed “term limits” to be applied to the presidency of the USA.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could kick butt and remove this from consideration? Why should a man like this Bush NOT get a chance to stay in office, just as FDR did?

By: Mike_Nargizian

Mike_Nargizian — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 16:12:40 +0000

Yeah, I was thinking but you’re losing him at the Pentagon? Couldn’t Bush tell Wolfensohn to wait 2 years to retire?

I mean isn’t Wolfowitz a key, key person there?

Is the World Bank position really worth anything?

Is there any value of having him there now, that I don’t see? Its a prestigious position and that’s great for him, but is there any value to the Pres or the administration to having him placed there?

Mike

By: PJ

PJ — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 15:54:22 +0000

I betcha Bono’s mad!