Will Bonkers Bolton Be Booted?
by Jeff Davis
The Bush administration not only appointed the worst Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld; they appointed the worst UN ambassador, John Bolton. While there is considerable anxiety among patriotic Americans about the recent Democrat victories, one possible benefit is that the United States may be relieved of the embarrassment of having a certifiable lunatic as our ambassador to the United Nations.
CNN reports that the Senate is preparing to dislodge U.N. Ambassador John “Bonkers” Bolton from the office he has held by a recess appointement for the past 15 months. Bolton is so nuts that even a good many Republicans can’t stomach him. According to CNN: “A key Senate Republican has joined Democrats in opposing one of Bush’s initiatives for the lame-duck Congress: John Bolton’s nomination as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. With leaders from both parties promising a new bipartisan Washington, Bush began efforts to get two of his most controversial decisions approved before the Democrats take over. Along with Bolton’s nomination, Bush said he would like to move forward on legislation to retroactively authorize the National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance program.” (Including the provisions immunizing himself and others among his neocon gang from prosecution for their criminal activities along the lines of illegal surveillance of American citizens.) “Bush said he would like to see action on both issues before year’s end,” In other words before the Democrats take power in Congress. Yeah, I bet he would. (more…)