"As you can see, Vice President Cheney, Secretary

Paulson, and I could really use a stimulus package

right now. Uh, you guys got any blow you could spare?"

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson looked high and low for

Paul Wolfowitz supporters. All he found was Dick Cheney,

who gave the embattled World Bank president the kiss of

death when he said, "Paul is one of the most faithful public

servants I've ever known."