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Bush Circumvents Senate, Appoints Bolton
AP on Yahoo ^ | 8/1/05 | Terence Hunt - AP

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.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: appoints; bolton; bush; circumvents; senate
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To: deport

OK I stand corrected. But I was still offended. LOL


81 posted on 08/01/2005 8:39:00 AM PDT by SwatTeam
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Don't you mean "Lambert Field"?


82 posted on 08/01/2005 8:41:21 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator (This space outsourced to India)
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To: NormsRevenge

Good! At least the UN will get a good dose of kick butt for the next year and a half.


83 posted on 08/01/2005 8:49:13 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, DemocRATs believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
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To: NormsRevenge
About time. Sigh.

Hope that Bolton didn't lose any spine after the liberal whipping-fest. We need his courage to tell it like it is to the United Nations.

84 posted on 08/01/2005 8:53:41 AM PDT by Paul Ross (Strict Constructionist Definition=Someone who doesn't hallucinate when reading the Constitution)
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To: NormsRevenge
Better headline:

Senate fails to fulfill its duty before leaving town


85 posted on 08/01/2005 8:55:28 AM PDT by Dilbert56
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

He looks a little uncomfortable there, or is that just my imagination?


86 posted on 08/01/2005 8:55:37 AM PDT by Marysecretary (Thank you, Lord, for FOUR MORE YEARS!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge

The first definition in my dictionary is "to Outwit"
Mover Mike


87 posted on 08/01/2005 9:06:47 AM PDT by Movermike
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To: oldbill
Can't happen - Constitution requires ticket to be from different states. But Hillary is skilled at running in places where she wasn't a resident.

Not exactly. What the Constitution says is that if the President and VP candidates are from the same state, the electors from that state cannot vote for both of them. So in this case, the NY electors would have to vote for Hillary for Pres and someone other than Schumer for VP. This could cause a case where the President and VP were of different parties.

88 posted on 08/01/2005 9:11:51 AM PDT by CA Conservative
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To: KC_Conspirator

I think Bill Lan Lee is still there, recess appointment and all.


89 posted on 08/01/2005 9:31:45 AM PDT by printhead
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To: NormsRevenge
As a senior leader at the State Department in the 1980s and 1990s, he brought people together to achieve meaningful results at the United Nations — from resolving payment issues, to helping rally the coalition in the Persian Gulf War, to repealing a shameful resolution that equated Zionism with racism.

paydirt for the backers of Bush/Bolton

90 posted on 08/01/2005 9:32:33 AM PDT by millefleur (No KING but Jesus !)
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To: NormsRevenge

Good to see. The gun grabbers hate Bolton.


91 posted on 08/01/2005 9:35:43 AM PDT by Dan from Michigan (Member - NRA, SAF, MGO, SAFR)
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To: Founding Father

Only a licensed moel can do it. WCS, Joe Lieberman.


92 posted on 08/01/2005 9:41:34 AM PDT by Mi-kha-el ((There is no Pravda in Izvestiya and no Izvestiya in Pravda.))
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To: NormsRevenge
"Whole lotta dissing goin' on of late"

T*t-for-tat, Me Hearties.

The Senate RATS 'N RINO's blubbered, whined, farted and shivered.

Heck, any Miss America pageant participants has LOTS more Testosterone than those Girlie-Men.

93 posted on 08/01/2005 9:41:48 AM PDT by ExcursionGuy84 ("I will Declare the Beauty of The LORD.")
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To: NormsRevenge

Beautiful!

Good job, Mr. President.

And thanks "Norm" for keeping us cubicle jockeys advised.


94 posted on 08/01/2005 9:42:32 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: NormsRevenge
Bush Circumvents Senate,...

YES!!

95 posted on 08/01/2005 9:45:01 AM PDT by Right_in_Virginia
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To: bill1952
"I have to say that Bolton has one heck of a cookie duster there."

May ALL liberals behold and tremble before It's Awesome Might!!

Sorta reminds me of "Teddy" Roosevelt--Another "Cowboy" President, NATCH!!

96 posted on 08/01/2005 9:45:59 AM PDT by ExcursionGuy84 ("I will Declare the Beauty of The LORD.")
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To: NormsRevenge; PresidentBush

Thank you Mr. President, and may God's blessings be upon you.


97 posted on 08/01/2005 9:50:31 AM PDT by F.J. Mitchell (A terrorist victory can be achieved only with the able assistance of the MSM and the Dems.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Voinovich is deeply saddened. :::Sniff, sniff:::


98 posted on 08/01/2005 9:51:53 AM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: AppyPappy; All

Clinton made ONE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE RECESS APPOINTMENTS (141).

Geeeeee! I don't recall Dodd or any democrat being upset about ANY of those appointments ..????


99 posted on 08/01/2005 10:15:45 AM PDT by CyberAnt (President Bush: "America is the greatest nation on the face of the earth")
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To: NormsRevenge

President Bush did not circumvent the senate, he circumvented the obstructionists. Big diff...


100 posted on 08/01/2005 10:22:25 AM PDT by easonc52
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