Bush should have named Bolton via recess appointment 2 months ago. Now, even Pat Roberts is saying that to do so would send a "weakened candidate" to the U.N. Why the hell did he wait so long? Has he lost his backbone? Don't threaten the recess appointment, just DO it.
38 voted against cloiture. In reality that doesn't make Bolton weak. The same "weakened candidate" argument would have been made if Bolton was recess appointed two months ago without a cloiture vote.
As another poster pointed out, the president has made 110 recess appointments. I think the president has shown backbone on this. I suspect you're taking Pat Roberts comments out of context.
"Bush should have named Bolton via recess appointment 2 months ago."
Yes. Bush should have also closed the borders 3 1/2 years ago.