Our Kerala girl Rachel Paulose is facing strong headwinds in her job as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota.

Of course, we knew Rachel Paulose was in trouble. But the magnitude of opposition she faces surprised us after reading today’s New York Times.

The essential criticism against Rachel Paulose seems to be that she’s yet another Bush lackey just not qualified for the important job she holds.

But it’s possible that much of Rachel Paulose’s woes could be motivated by sheer resentment of her success in landing a coveted job at a young age.

In any case, Rachel’s woes must have surely multiplied after the NYT butchered the 34-year-old U.S. Attorney in a front page story today:

Rachel K.Paulose is routinely described by colleagues in Minneapolis and Washington as representative of much that went wrong at the department under Alberto R.Gonzales, the former Attorney General…. 

Ms. Paulose is the focus of a wide-ranging investigation by the Office of Special Counsel, a federal watchdog agency charged with protecting the rights of government workers.

Administration officials with knowledge of the inquiry say it centers on accusations that Ms. Paulose mishandled classified documents, retaliated against at least one staff member who complained about her management and used a racial epithet in reference to another employee. She has denied the accusations.

David Anderson, a flack for the U.S. Attorney’s office in Minnesotta, declined to comment on the troubling issues raised in the New York Times piece.

Anderson, however, forwarded a statement issued by Rachel Paulose after the news on the investigation by the the Office of Special Counsel was disclosed:

Since the matter is ongoing, it would be inappropriate to comment at this time. I am confident the truth will be brought to light. I am focused on doing the work of the people, which is what I was appointed to do.

But with Minnesotta’s Republican Senator Norm Coleman turning against her, Continue Reading…

Over the last 150 years, Absinthe - a kind of green herbal liquor that was long banned in many nations until recently - has inspired fervent devotion from its fans as much as it roused rabid hatred from its detractors.

Here’s what Oscar Wilde had to say about the green goddess (courtesy: NYT)

After the first glass, you see things as you wish they were. After the second, you see them as they are not. Finally, you see things as they are and that is the most horrible thing in the world.