This is just pathetic.
The Bush administration spent much of yesterday trying to broker a graceful end to the ethics controversy consuming the World Bank, offering the resignation of embattled president Paul D. Wolfowitz, senior administration and bank officials said. But Wolfowitz said he would not leave, insisting on a measure of vindication.
It would be funny if it weren't actually the reputation of the U.S. hanging in the balance. Whether it's out of arrogance, stupidity, a total lack of self-awareness, or the combination of all three, we appear to be stuck with him. Watching Wolfowitz and his buddy in tooth-and-nails perseverance Gonzales twist in the winds is fun for a little while, but dammit, isn't it time someone fired them already?