My sense of John Bolton is he wants the job so badly that he will do anything for it. If that means saying “yes boss” and sticking to the script, he’s on board. Just a gut feel I have about the guy.
This should disqualify anyone from consideration for any role in a position of public trust.
The last prominent person we discussed here on FreeRepublic who fit this description to a T was named Hillary Clinton.
Bolton was given a bad rap (imo) when he was up for the top UN job in 2006 and had to be given a recess appointment by President Bush. Bolton has mellowed out somewhat over the past decade, but his nomination for SoS would undoubtedly rekindle fierce opposition in the US Senate. That's something the transition team has to take into consideration.
No doubt he's qualified to do the job though.