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Politics : Did Slick Boink Monica? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Janice Shell who wrote (11086)	3/17/1998 9:30:00 AM
From: Zoltan!	Respond to of 20981

>> True (and regrettable), not all ambassadors are qualified. But those who aren't are normally either famous or have done a great deal for the party of the current president. I guess they wanted her to "earn" her ambassadorship: In late 1995, Mrs. Willey contacted the president again to ask for a fund-raising job for his re-election campaign. In a Dec. 21, 1995, letter, the president responded, "It sounds like you're on the right track." At the request of the White House, Mrs. Willey was interviewed for a paid fund-raising position at the Democratic National Committee in February 1996. She was offered a job but turned it down, said a Democratic Party aide who insisted on anonymity. nytimes.com