After the failed Bolton cloture vote, at a presser I just watched on C-SPAN, an MSM reporter asked Senators George Allen and Pat Roberts if they thought that a recess appointment of Bolton would weaken him by making him seem like an Ambassador without the Senate's support.
MY ANSWER: BOLTON WOULD BE STRONGER.
WHY?
Because it would irrefutably demonstrate to all the turkies at the UN that Bolton has the UNQUESTIONABLE SUPPORT of PRESIDENT BUSH - and that's what REALLY counts! That would give Bolton all the CLOUT he needs. Other UN Ambassadors would know they're dealing with a man the POTUS backs. IT WILL THEREFORE MAKE HIM MORE EFFECTIVE.
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While those "turkies" most likely already know that Bush supports Bolton, the lack of Senate approval will probably reinforce the obvious: Bolton is a poor choice for an ambassador and that the Bush administration is moving America away from working with other countries to working against them.
If America doesn't want to be the kid left playing ball by himself, they'd do well to find someone with a better approach to diplomacy than the Bush/Bolton "Do it my way, or else!" method.
mccoy:
1st - welcome back. heh.
2nd - who wuzzit wut said: "diplomacy is talking nice to a mad dog while you reach for a rock."??
3rd - u don't want a sweet-talking UN diplo u want to change USA foreign policy - and that is SIMPLY not done by having the minority (who badly lost the last three fed elections) choose UN ambassadors.
if u want to change USA foreign policy elect a president or at least a MAJORITY in Congress (at lkeast one house).
u lost the game (in a democracy that's called AN ELECTION) and so now u want to change the rules.
but u cannot - so u resort to character assasination.
u obvioulsy support appeasing the enemy and making kissy-face with pseudo allies who appease the enemy.
u r also obvisouy part of a dwindling minority in the USA - THANK G-D!
i would LOVE IT if the Dems would nominate another "ket's do it France's way/the UN way" candidate. he will lose too.
or she will!
buh-bye!
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