I guess I need to start slicking my hair back with spit, like that suave man of the world, Paul Wolfowitz. Or maybe it wasn't the spit that got Wolfowitz a new girlfriend. Maybe it was the way he gave her two large salary increases even though she was no longer with the World Bank.

Wolfowitz, President Bush's choice to head the World Bank, took over in 2005. Riza [with whom he was romantically involved] was transferred to the State Department shortly afterward, in accordance with conflict-of-interest rules. She is still paid by the bank and she has received raises that increased her pay to $193,590 from $132,660, according to the bank's employee association, which has said the raises violated bank rules that limit the size of pay increases.

One thing that makes this story especially eye-rolling, NPR has is in the midst of a two part story on Wolfowitz's pet project at the World Bank, stamping out corruption.

"Corruption is often at the very root of why governments do not work," Wolfowitz argued in a speech in Indonesia in April 2006.

On that point, Paul and I are in full agreement. However, it doesn't look as if Wolfowitz will have to go far in locating his next corruption problem.

Update [2007-4-12 17:50:17 by Devilstower]: Judicial Watch has this covered.