A close Bush advisor, controversial among the left but virtually unheard of by anyone else, was appointed to little fanfare and little oversight to a very high-ranking official position during the Republican salad days of Bush's second term. It is now a few years later and now that the political winds have shifted, the official is suddenly implicated in an allegedly unethical behavior which has been apparently going on for some time. The official simultaneously claims that his actions were appropriate and rightful, and that his actions were a "mistake", but the scandal refuses to go away and builds for weeks. Though the official seems untouchable as long as they weather the storm, there are increasing calls for resignation and the list of supporters is, outside the White House, slim. This is all coming to a head this thursday, when the body claiming oversight over the official will meet to discuss his fate.

You probably think I'm talking about Alberto Gonzales, whose purported "no, really, this is your last chance to come and give us testimony that won't be shown the very next day to conflict with e-mail evidence" appearance before Congress was delayed to this thursday due to the Virginia Tech tragedy.

But no, actually, as it turns out, this storyline is double-booked for tomorrow. I'm talking about Paul Wolfowitz:

World Bank directors to meet to settle Wolfowitz's future

WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - World Bank directors were set to meet Thursday to debate the future of the development lender's embattled president, Paul Wolfowitz, sources said.

The meeting of the 24 executive directors was previously scheduled to discuss the bank's planned development projects, but now will be dominated by a pay and favoritism scandal that has engulfed Wolfowitz.

I think we can expect tomorrow to be an interesting news day.