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  • "He's damaged goods" Dodd says Bolton would lack the confidence of Congress if sent to U.N. by Bush

    08/01/2005 1:02:21 AM PDT · by Cincinatus' Wife · 95 replies · 1,719+ views
    Houston Chronicle ^ | August 1, 2005
    WASHINGTON— Anticipating President Bush soon will appoint John Bolton as U.N. ambassador, a leading Democrat said Sunday that Bolton would go without the confidence of Congress. "He's damaged goods. This is a person who lacks credibility," said Sen. Christopher Dodd, a senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He said Bush should think again before using a recess appointment to place Bolton at the United Nations while the Senate is on its traditional August break. "That's not what you want to send up, a person who doesn't have the confidence of the Congress and so many people who've urged...