In Which We Find Out Who Wears The Pants

Underbelly’s Fly on the Wall reports:

SR: Say again—you’ve screwed up the war and now you are going to run the World Bank? This had certainly better not cause any problems for my career.

PW: Well, there is some kind of conflict-of-interest rule…

SR: Hah. Rules are for little people. Find away around it.

PW: Well, we could send you to the State Department…

SR: The State Department? That bunch of leftover Carterites? Are you kidding? Anway, they’ve already got a queen bee. And she doesn’t make a penny more than $173,000 a year. I’d need a good $7,000 ahead of that just for my trouble and convenience.

PW: Now Shaha, I am supposed to fight corruption....

SR: Don’t “Now Shaha” me. And what’s corrupt about getting your girlfriend a good job? $180,000 to start. And with eight percent annual raises.

PW: Shaha, Shaha, Shaha…

SR: Oh, quit sounding like the Little Engine that Could. $180,000 and tax free. Otherwise, you can just go see if your ex wife will answer your phone calls.

Been a long time since we’ve seen a public official quite so clearly bullied by his girlfriend. Thanks, you know who you are, although you may not want the credit.