Thursday, July 27, 2006

Bad

John Bolton, our U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, was not originally confirmed by the Senate but snuck in by rules-flaunting President.

He's up for actual confirmation again tomorrow.

White your Senator(s), and read this: "The Bolton Battle 2.0: Confirmation Hearing Tomorrow".

That "tomorrow" means today for those reading this on the 27th.

Nice quote:
Why are we to believe that John Bolton, who has now had a lot of time on the clock, is any good at all at getting what America wants done at the UN? He has had no successes.

He has failed to get America what it wanted on a new Human Rights Council. He failed to be a full and successful strategist and negotiator on other UN reform issues. He has failed to secure the support needed for more effective resolutions dealing with Iran and North Korea. He's known for being more of a tempest than a stabilizer. To many, he is seen as a brilliant architect of American failure at the UN. And remember, essentially, John Bolton seems for the most part to want to set up failure.


Let's hope our Senators have enough good sense and cajones to deal him another one.

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