Posted on 11/19/2016 11:20:11 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Bolton...I’d call him the Kissinger for this time
in this case, i’m in complete agreement with rand. just say no to bolton.
Bolton is a neocon. No thanks.
I love John Bolton and pray he is appointed secretary of state.
Bolton would be good as UN ambassador, but not as Secretary of State.
Not my favorite, yet he’d be the best one since George Schultz
If Trump hires Bolton he is sending a message that will irritate a lot of the right people.
I don’t think either Bolton or Romney will be Trump’s Secretary of State. I think he’ll pick a mere figurehead to be at State the way JFK picked Dean Rusk as his SOS and Nixon picked William Rogers to be his too while both presidents essentially ran the nation’s foreign policy from the White House. I can picture Trump doing something similiar to what those two presidents did.
Bolton may have a lot of fans here on FreeRepublic, but we also have a lot of folks who have done the research to expose his background.
He would have been a perfect Secretary of State.
For Hillary Clinton.
I have seriously had no problem with those we perceive to be actual Trump hired hands. It seems to me there are two or three jobs in any administration that you could put Bolton as a giant on the world stage.
If Trump hires Bolton he is sending a message that will irritate a lot of the right people.
You are exactly right!
“the Kissinger for this time”
That would not be good.
I can not accept Mitt Romney for any office in this Adm. but it is Trump's decision regarding both men..
He is the one who has to work with them...I am nothing but a grain of sand..so it will be who it will be...
so tired of the way media and politicians are treating Trump/Pence, that I will never vote for a liberal or a democRAT.
There is a danger for falling in love with guys who act tough on foreign policy, but that is the same way I felt when I used to hear Bolton speak. In hindsight, I now know that you can talk tough AND STUPID, at the same time. So, I say NO to John Bolton.
Bolton has a very good understanding of foreign affairs and diplomatic relations. However, the points that Rand makes are accurate in many ways. The question becomes - was Bolton towing the line for the person he worked for or was he representing his own views.
If Trump believes Bolton will carry out his vision to the letter I am not too concerned about Bolton’s past comments. If Trump is not certain that Bolton shares his vision this would be a mistake. I would have the same concerns with Romney.
This is, in my opinion, the most difficult pick for Trump because he not only needs 100% loyalty in the position, but he needs gravitas because we have a lot of damage to repair with our relationships to long-term allies. A lot of damage. The Obama administration did not do right by our friends and we have a serious trust deficit.
You can't "drain the swamp" in Washington by hiring some jack@ss who has been living there breathing the putrid fumes for 30+ years.
Rand Paul trying to make himself relevant again. Apple Tree.
No, thanks. I will hold a very dim view of Donald Trump and his administration if he nominates this jerk to any position of authority in his administration.
Donald Trump has made a very strong, assertive move by forcing prospective senior administration officials to sign an agreement to refrain from lobbying for five years after they leave office. He would do himself -- and this country -- a great favor by eliminating anyone from consideration who has worked as a lobbyist for the LAST five years, too.
That would eliminate a lot of people who should be permanently exiled from the Beltway. John Bolton would be one of them.
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