Note that this guy is not career State Department.

State Dept. retains manager of troubled embassy project

Warren P. Strobel | McClatchy Newspapers

last updated: December 06, 2007 08:22:34 PM

WASHINGTON — A State Department project manager banished from Iraq by the U.S. ambassador and under scrutiny by the Justice Department continues to oversee the construction of the much-delayed new American embassy in Baghdad from nearby Kuwait, State Department officials disclosed Thursday.

James L. Golden, a contract employee, is still managing the $740 million project, said Undersecretary of State Patrick Kennedy, the department’s top management official.

“Mr. Golden is still . . . our project manager, and still is working with the contractor, at their base in Kuwait,” Kennedy said.

One State Department official with detailed knowledge of the unopened embassy expressed outrage that his superiors haven’t replaced Golden.

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(Emphasis mine)

So, this guy is so bad at what he does, that he got thrown out of the Green Zone, but he’s still managing construction.

When one considers the shoddy and unsafe construction, and allegations of corruption and slavery, one wonders why this guy is still getting paid.

So, which company does he work for, and what sort of political connection with Bush and His Evil Minions^™ is keeping him on the job?

I should note that the inestimable Paul Krugman puts in his two cents on this too:

Back when Hillary Clinton described Dick Cheney as Darth Vader, a number of people pointed out that this was an unfair comparison. For example, Darth Vader once served in the military.

Here’s another reason the comparison is invalid: the contractors Darth Vader hired to build the Death Star actually got the job done.