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Harsh Cirumstances

by John Cole|  December 21, 20033:25 pm| 10 Comments

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How rough is modern politics? Ask Paul Wolfowitz about the job he never had in an administration that never existed and how rumors of his being passed over for the nonexistent job is being spun as a personal shortcoming….

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  1. 1.

    The Commissar

    December 21, 2003 at 4:20 pm

    And such a non-event drew 70+ comments at CalPundit???

  2. 2.

    The Mighty Reason Man

    December 21, 2003 at 5:13 pm

    ” Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, once thought to be in line for the top job at either State or Defense in the second term, is reported to have lost favor at the White House.”

    Damn those Democrats for printing frilly trivia like that!

    Except that it was, you know, Bob Novak.

  3. 3.

    Brian

    December 21, 2003 at 6:36 pm

    C’mon Pal….CalPundit is a waste of your valuable blog time and space. Who cares what he says?

  4. 4.

    the talking dog

    December 21, 2003 at 7:39 pm

    Maybe Wolfowitz will get a better position in the Clark or Dean Administrations.

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    Ken Hahn

    December 21, 2003 at 7:56 pm

    Poor Kevin, reduced to fantasies. If Powell goes, I’d bet on Miller or maybe Breaux. Wolfowitz is in the right position and I don’t see him moving. The Demos know they can’t win the Presidency so they’re reduced to imaginary Bush appointments. Dream on guys.

  6. 6.

    Robin Roberts

    December 21, 2003 at 9:24 pm

    I’m still baffled why anyone reads Drum’s nonsense.

  7. 7.

    Dean Esmay

    December 22, 2003 at 6:13 am

    Good lord, how does Drum manage to come up with nothing but reasons that either make Wolfowitz or the rest of the Bushies look bad? There is no unsinister reason he might be passed over for a job?

  8. 8.

    ChrisL

    December 22, 2003 at 4:17 pm

    …reminds me of the non-stop speculation about Hillary’s non-run with her non-existent campaign for an office she’s repeatedly and insistently denied that she’s even running for.

    i wonder if her denials will hurt her chances??!!

  9. 9.

    Ricky

    December 22, 2003 at 4:29 pm

    ***Good lord, how does Drum manage to come up with nothing but reasons that either make Wolfowitz or the rest of the Bushies look bad? ***

    If not that, there’d be little other than pictures of cats.

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  1. Obsidian Wings says:
    December 21, 2003 at 5:55 pm

    Biscuit?

    I see that John Cole has commented on Kevin Drum’s noticing of a particular line in a Robert Novak article. Kind of cool, huh? – and pretty symbolic of our mutual hobby in general, yes? Anyway, the sentence: A footnote:

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