Posted on 03/07/2005 8:35:54 AM PST by RWR8189
Just an alert, no link yet.
Good choice. I think he's the one that told the UN conference on small arms that we won't play that game.
Bolton, a senior vice president for pubic policy research with the American Enterprise Institute, was spotted in the thick of the battle for the White House during the contested presidential election. Press photographers snapped him with other Bush stalwarts counting hanging chads in Palm Beach.
Bolton's other battles, at least in recent years, have centered on Taiwan and the United Nations. In a clear break with Washington's long-standing "one-China" policy, Bolton advocates that Taiwan be recognized as an independent state and be given a seat in the United Nations. In 1994, Bolton opened his testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee by declaring, "I believe that the United States should support the efforts of the Republic of China on Taiwan to become a full member of the United Nations."
Do people actually watch CNN? I'm amazed.
At work all we get is CNN or CNBC for news. Elvis Costello being interviewed now.
As long as it's not that no-talent assclown, Michael Bolton.
Have you seen my stapler?
He sounds like a good choice.
i got on this thread just to see who would post that :)
President Bush intends to nominate Undersecretary of State John R. Bolton to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a government official said on Monday.
Bolton, who has served as Washington's top arms control official, would succeed former Sen. John Danforth, who retired in January.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice informed the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., and the senior Democrat, Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, of the selection. She also notified U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, said a government official knowledgeable about the situation.
Bolton, 56, must be confirmed for the post, which is being filled temporarily by Anne Patterson, a career foreign service officer, who took over for Danforth.
Bolton's strong views have made him a controversial figure. North Korea was so incensed by his public denunciations of their nuclear weapons program that the Pyongyang government refused to negotiate with him and he was removed from the U.S. delegation to the now-dormant talks.
An attorney, Bolton has been under secretary of state for arms control and international security since May 11 and earlier held a variety of high-level government jobs at the departments of Justice and State under Republican administrations.
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As long as it's not that no-talent assclown, Michael Bolton.
From Fox News
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,149633,00.html
WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush intends to nominate Undersecretary of State John R. Bolton (search)to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a government official said on Monday.
Bolton, who has served as Washington's top arms control official, would succeed former Sen. John Danforth (search), who retired in January.
Bolton, 56, must be confirmed by the Senate for the post, which is being filled temporarily by Anne Patterson (search), a career foreign service officer, who took over for Danforth.
Bolton's strong views have made him a controversial figure. North Korea was so incensed by his public denunciations of their nuclear weapons program that the Pyongyang government refused to negotiate with him and he was removed from the U.S. delegation to the now-dormant talks.
An attorney, Bolton has been under secretary of state for arms control and international security since May 2001 and earlier held a variety of high-level government jobs at the departments of Justice and State under Republican administrations.
Bolton has been a sharp critic of autocratic regimes, such as the one in Pyongyang, and of many proposed international agreements.
Danforth, a former U.S. senator from Missouri, served on the job for just six months. He left on Jan. 20, at the end of Bush's first term, saying he wanted to return to his home in St. Louis and spend time with his ailing wife.
Bolton graduated from Yale University and Yale Law School.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice notified U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, said a government official knowledgeable about the situation.
Liberals hate this guy. Brace yourself for their whining.
"We get caught laundering money, we're not going to white collar resort prison. No, no, no. We're going to Federal 'Pound me in the Ass' prison!"
I don't think this thread has enough flair. The other threads have nineteen pieces of flair, did you know that?
I watched Office Space last night...it was hilarious!!
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