Step Down, Mr. Kissinger

Kissinger resigns
as head of 9/11 panel

Well, that was ... abrupt.

Independently of his corporate ties, this is the sort of thing that makes you wonder if the administration really thinks through the consequences of their actions. Appointing Kissinger to any sort of government office was likely to be fraught with controversy, independent of the actual merits. (And never mind appointing Poindexter to any position whatsoever in any government, ever -- that they seem to have gotten away with it constantly amazes me). There are times when, even if someone might truly be the best person to carry out the job, you wouldn't appoint them because they simply wouldn't be allowed to do the job in peace. Never mind when it's as sensitive a job as dealing with September 11 dissection.