[Redbob]

Go W!

(Attn. Sen Frist: This is what it's like to have a spine.)

[Bush gal in LA]

WOW!Just got up. Was up all night with a crying baby! Voinavich?....... No ,my niece,. Hey, fantastic! What time did this happen?!

[Cinnamon]

God Bless Bush!!!! this man has cojones to do what it takes... God Bless him :usa:

[DoughtyOne]

What we ought to be doing is telling the U.N. to go " " itself.

If we're going to ignore that option, I think Bush has done the right thing here.

I cannot condone our continued support for an organization as corrup as the U.N., and state that it will do it's damndest to neuter the U.S. at every opportunity.

This is like inviting the assassin to sleep in the next bedroom with the door in-between unlocked.

[G Larry]

Mr. Bolton, How do you respond to Senator Kennedy's denunciation of your appointment?

"I'm sure the Senator does not need to be reminded to take the appropriate medication while he gets over my appointment."

[montag813]

The fun thing about the Bolton nod is that Americans will pay ZERO attention to it, due to the Rafael Paliero shocker. That and the usual sexual banter will dominate water cooler talk tomorrow.

[Pirate21]

Woo! And may I add Hoo! Way to go Mr. President.

[Coleus]

click

[soundandvision]

My favorite two quotes today are...

FOR:

"I accept and understand why the president had to do this. I think it's unfortunate that he had to use this option because John Bolton was denied the fairness of an up-or-down vote. I think John Bolton is well qualified. He is principled. And he will advocate for the U.S. taxpayers." — Sen. George Allen R-Va.

AGAINST:

"Erra, the abuse of power and the cloak of secrecy (Mary Jo Kopechne, anyone?) from the White House continues. Erra, It's a devious maneuver (driving off a bridge in the middle of the night, while sauced) that evades the constitutional requirement of Senate consent and only further darkens the cloud over Mr. Bolton's credibility at the U.N."(Credibility questions from the Senior balloon from MASS?) — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass.

[inquest]

This post is too important to leave vacant any longer, especially during a war and a vital debate about U.N. reform.

The only "reform" the UN needs is for us to get out of it, George. Get that through your thick skull.

[Al Simmons]

Tee Hee. Dubya doesn't fool around. I've already emailed my liberal cousin-in-law who has been DELUGING me with emails from lefty sites about how eeeee-vil Bolton is.

[cake_crumb]

DarnedRINOneocondivisiveglobalistimperialistwussinterestedinnothingbutlittlepoliceactionswon'tcontroltheborders....who carfes if he recess-appointed an ambassador to the UN?? Well, I DO.....and am STILL snickering!

[Modok]

Excellent!

[randog]

Good deal. Now here's hoping that he shows up to work on his first day wearing a pair of pointy, steel-tipped cowboy boots and starts kickin' some serious @ss.

"Yo, Koffi! Getcher @ss over here--I got sumpin' for ya'!"

[muir_redwoods]

That towering intellect Chris Dodd called John Bolton "Damaged Goods" If someone who helped Teddie Boy make a waitress-sandwich on the floor of le Brassierie a few years ago can still serve in the senate, the definition of "Damaged Goods" must be somewhat forgiving.

[SmithL]

Paging Senator Dodd:

Senator Leahy has a very important message from the Vice President for you.

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

what will this do the supreme court nominee?

[newzjunkey]

Now let's hope Bolton is actually effective rather than toothless in his new position.

[George W. Bush]

Interesting to see the recess appointment of a tough-guy diplomat made just as we near the necessity of taking action against Iran.

I think Bolton has a mission: corral the Security Council and force the issue on condemning Iran's nuke program. He's going to tell them to do their job to protect the world from crazy mullahs with nukes before London or Paris or Berlin or New York or Tel Aviv gets nuked by Iran.

[davidosborne]

John R. Bolton
Ambassador
Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations

		John R. Bolton was appointed by President George W. Bush as United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations on August 1, 2005. Prior to his appointment, Ambassador Bolton served as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security from May 2001 to May 2005. Prior to this, Mr. Bolton was Senior Vice President of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). AEI is a nonprofit public policy center dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of freedom through research education, and open debate.
Mr. Bolton has spent many years of his career in public service. Previous positions he has held are Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs at the Department of State, 1989-1993; Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 1985-1989; Assistant Administrator for Program and Policy Coordination, U.S. Agency for International Development, 1982-1983; General Counsel, U.S. Agency for International Development, 1981-1982. Mr. Bolton is also an attorney. From 1974-1981 he was an associate at the Washington office of Covington & Burling, where he returned as a member of the firm from 1983-1985, after public service at the U.S. Agency for International Development. From 1993 through 1999, he was a partner in the law firm of Lerner, Reed, Bolton & McManus. Under Secretary Bolton was born in Baltimore on November 20, 1948. He graduated with a B.A., summa cum laude, from Yale University and received his J.D. from Yale Law School.