Posted on 08/01/2005 7:24:56 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON - President Bush sidestepped the Senate and installed embattled nominee John Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations on Monday, ending a five-month impasse with Democrats who accused Bolton of abusing subordinates and twisting intelligence to fit his conservative ideology.
"This post is too important to leave vacant any longer, especially during a war and a vital debate about UN reform," Bush said. He said Bolton had his complete confidence.
Bush put Bolton on the job in a recess appointment — an avenue available to the president when the Congress is in recess. Under the Constitution, a recess appointment during the lawmakers' August break would last until the next session of Congress, which begins in January 2007.
Bolton joined Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the announcement ceremony and said he was honored and humbled by the president's appointment. "It will be a distinct privilege to be an advocate for America's values and interests at the U.N. and, in the words of the U.N. charter, to help maintain international peace and security," he said.
Bush said that Bolton's nomination had been supported by a majority of the Senate but that "partisan delaying tactics by a handful of senators" had denied the nominee the job.
Bush had refused to give up on Bolton even though the Senate had voted twice to sustain a filibuster against his nominee. Democrats and some Republicans had raised questions about Bolton's fitness for the job, particularly in view of his harsh criticism of the United Nations.
Wonder no longer!
See :
http://www.mrc.org/cyberalerts/2004/cyb20040119.asp#1
With Chuck Schumer, where would they know where to stop?
It sure illustrates how cheap, petty and low the dems have become. I love it when they Bring It On! lol
Great stuff!! WooHooo!!! :)
We should see a lot of troll posts today.
Done deal!
Good for W!
Hope he uses this time to do all kinds of appointing. :)
Excellent.
Message to Democrats...Bite me!
You are exactly right. That, plus the fact that Lee is and always has been a state socialist down to his fingertips, is what made that particular recess appointment so offensive.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
President Bush WILL recess appoint John Bolton (Kofi Speaks at 11:00 a.m EDT.)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1454643/posts
The Comcast homepage announces that Bush has appointed "controversial" nominee, John Bolton. I don't recall Bill Lann Lee being called "controversial" when Clinton recess appointed him.
Bolton, a king is dead, Novak.....
And all this is just what I woke up to in the morning.
All this news and analysis in one place, over coffee.
I love FR!
Leni
Would these be the same political hacks that criticize everything done by the White House and have to solution to the issue? Now, when W nominates a man who not only is critical but is proactive in the solution of the problems, they find him too harsh to serve?
Isn't Bolton's attitude toward action what made America a world power?
What a bunch of un-American cowards (and jealous of Bolton, too).
It is about time!! The MSM is big on reporting that President BUsh really doesn't want the UN to succeed. We can bet our bottom dollar on the fact that if the President wanted the UN to fail, he certainly would not have appointed Ambassador Bolton. This is the man to kick butt and take names....and I hope he starts today.
Oh puh_leez, the Dems care about national security, afterall look at what a big deal they make trying to protect Valerie Plume who was vital to our national security. I really don't know how we are gonna to survive without undercover super-secret double agent Valerie to keep us safe.
Kofi craps pants, sucks thumb at 10:55 am EDT.
I hear ya! I saw the Novak item as well...and its not even noon on the east coast yet. :)
The blip on the radio about the recess Bolton appt forthcoming popped me right out of bed too. :)
Uh, when does the Senate decide to vote to sustain a filibuster??
"Democrats will go ballistic...."
Did that long ago - they reside somewhere in the vicinity of the newly discovered 10th planet (Planet Dim?)
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