Posted on 07/29/2005 10:10:09 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative
President Bush may use a recess appointment early next week to install John Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations, two senior administration officials told CNN Thursday.
The move would likely inflame some Democrats who have said Bolton doesn't have the temperament to hold the U.N. post.
The administration officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, refused to put an exact time frame on when the recess appointment might occur.
But they suggested the White House is planning to make the move as early as next week.
White House press secretary Scott McClellan hinted at the scenario Monday, saying it might be need for "people ... that have waited far too long to get about doing their business."
"If the Senate fails to act and move forward on those nominees," McClellan said, "then sometimes there comes a point where the president has needed to fill that in a timely manner by recessing those nominees."
Under the Constitution, a president has the power to make appointments without Senate confirmation when Congress is in recess.
Such a recess appointment would last until the end of the current congressional term, which would put Bolton at the United Nations until January 2007.
The president has repeatedly called on the Senate to confirm Bolton so that he can take up his U.N. post to deal with pressing issues, particularly a package of reforms proposed for the world body.
Democrats blocked his nomination after the White House cited grounds of executive privilege in its refusal to provide records of communications intercepts Bolton sought from the National Security Agency.
At the time, Bolton was the State Department's point man on arms control. He resigned as undersecretary for arms control and international security after being nominated to the U.N. job.
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"The move would likely inflame some Democrats who have said Bolton doesn't have the temperament to hold the U.N. post."
Ironic comment!
I think some Democrats don't have the temperment needed for 'advice and consent'.
Good for Bush, about time.
Go, Dubya! Thumb 'em in the eye!
Regarding headline: Good.
I don't get why they telegragh their moves either, the only thing that occurs to me is they do it so the Dims don't get shocked out of their gourds. Gives them some time to get used to the idea!
Go ahead and do it Monday of next week. This is far past due. I would have done it during the July 4th holiday.
Good, the UN deserves listening to the guy sing 24/7.
yup , me too , but don't forget James Carville will be shouting , "ITS WAHr , WAHr I TELL YA!!"
"The move would likely inflame some Democrats who have said Bolton doesn't have the temperament to hold the U.N. post."
OK, does anyone else see the folly in this statement? I would say those inflamed do not have the temperment to be Senators.
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