The conclusion is too strong:
By now it should be clear to anyone who has followed this nomination that the fight here isn't over Mr. Bolton's record, his temperament or his reading of the intelligence. Rather, it is a policy dispute in which a majority of Democrats, as well as a few Republicans, have chosen to hijack the nomination process to score some points against President Bush's foreign policy. In the case of Syria, they owe both Mr. Bolton and Mr. Bush an apology. Americans need to understand the threat Syria poses to our troops in Iraq and to our allies in the region. That understanding isn't helped when Senators put their partisan animus ahead of the national interest.
True enough.
Anyone on FR could have come to the same conclusions as Bolton. Does that make us genius, or show some specialized understanding of M.E. issues.. No. It means we have common sense. And, to have common sense representing us at the UN is a good thing in the absense of any such sense, anywhere in that building.
Bolton is not a nominee due to genius..He's just right for the job because he'll kick *ss, that's all.