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08/04/2003 Archived Entry: "Moot Point Department"
Moot Point Department
So, Colin Powell comes up with a novel phrasing of the 'spend some time with my family' excuse, and Armitage also annouces that he won't be sticking around to see how all this ends.
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and his deputy, Richard L. Armitage, have signaled to the White House that they intend to step down even if President Bush is reelected, setting the stage for a substantial reshaping of the administration's national security team that has remained unchanged through the September 2001 terrorist attacks, two wars and numerous other crises.Armitage recently told national security adviser Condoleezza Rice that he and Powell will leave on Jan. 21, 2005, the day after the next presidential inauguration, sources familiar with the conversation said. Powell has indicated to associates that a commitment made to his wife, rather than any dismay at the administration's foreign policy, is a key factor in his desire to limit his tenure to one presidential term.
Rice and Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz are the leading candidates to replace Powell, according to sources inside and outside the administration. Rice appears to have an edge because of her closeness to the president, though it is unclear whether she would be interested in running the State Department's vast bureaucracy.
Me? I've believed ever since the Supreme Court finished counting the votes that The Windshield Cowboy had a one-way ticket to single-termville. So this announcement by Powell really does nothing but ensure that he'll be a lame duck SOS until Bush is sent back to Crawford/Kennebunkport/wherever.
Smooth move, Colin. I'd always heard you were smart.
And one more thing - if the Congress ever confirmed a neocon troll like Wolfowitz as Secretary of state, they should be rounded up and imprisoned immediately, preferably at Guantanamo.
Replies: 2 people speak up
I won't pretend to be knowledgeable about Foggy Bottom, but the prospect of Rice or Wolfowitz heading up State cannot sit well with career diplomats. Look for numerous resignations and general disgust in the international community.
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 08/04/2003 10:20 AM NY
its smart to get out now. eventually the shit will hit the fan, and someone is goig to be prosecuted for at least a small portion of all the evil shit going on.
but jezus krist wolfowitz as secretary of state..... well, i guess they have a history of appointing people who are antithetical to the jobs they do.... just give in now, war is peace, black is white, 2 + 2 = 5. no one else seems to notice that the US has lost its collective mind, why should i let a complete lack of any tangible reality bother me
Posted by justin @ 08/05/2003 03:28 PM NY
