John Bolton to Resign
WASHINGTON — President Bush has accepted the resignation of U.N. Ambassador John Bolton when his recess appointment expires.
Nooooooo!!! Say it isn’t so!
More later, as details develop. This, in a word, sucks. It’s not as if he were likely to be confirmed, but…dammit. Let’s just hope he’s replaced by someone equally tenacious in fighting for American interests at the cesspool of corruption and despotism that is the U.N.
The White House resubmitted Bolton’s nomination last month. But with Democrats capturing control of the next Congress, his chances of winning confirmation appeared slight. The incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Democratic Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, said he saw “no point in considering Mr. Bolton’s nomination again.”
Fausta notes (via email):
If it weren’t for him Hugo (Chavez) would have a Security Council seat as we speak. Instead Bolton managed to come up with Panama as a compromise candidate - a brilliant move because of China’s connection.
Bill Kristol is saying on Fox right now that maybe Bush will make him Deputy Secretary of State. We’ll see.
UPDATE: Bush’s statement:
“It is with deep regret that I accept John Bolton’s decision to end his service in the administration as permanent representative of the United States to the United Nations when his commission expires,” Bush said in a statement released by the White House.
“I am deeply disappointed that a handful of United States Senators prevented Ambassador Bolton from receiving the up or down vote he deserved in the Senate,” Bush added. “They chose to obstruct his confirmation, even though he enjoys majority support in the Senate, and even though their tactics will disrupt our diplomatic work at a sensitive and important time. This stubborn obstructionism ill serves our country, and discourages men and women of talent from serving their nation.”
That would be Biden and Chafee. I wouldn’t even spit on them if they were on fire.
Allah links to John Miller at the Corner, who says,
How about Rick Santorum for the UN job? Yeah, there’d probably be a confirmation fight. And he may want to take a breather after 16 years in elected office. But it’s worth thinking over.
THAT would be interesting…
Beth says:
FARK!!!
Blogs of War says:
U.N. Ambassador John Bolton to Resign
I’m afraid that Blogging for Bolton isn’t going to work. Ambassador Bolton won’t even get a shot at confirmation:
Unable to win Senate confirmation, U.N. Ambassador John Bolton will step down when his temporary appointment expires wit…
Chronicles of War says:
U.N. Ambassador John Bolton to Resign
I’m afraid that Blogging for Bolton isn’t going to work. Ambassador Bolton won’t even get a shot at confirmation: Unable to win Senate confirmation, U.N. Ambassador John Bolton will step down when his temporary appointment expires within weeks, the …
Minion says:
NOW its time for upside down flags.
Fausta says:
And then I got home and found an email from Dem. Sen. Lautenberg…
William Teach says:
I have a feeling that Bolton just doesn’t want to deal with Democratic insanity that would accompany any Senatorial hearings. I don’t blame him.
Real shame though, to lose someone of his caliber.
How about George Allen? Two years over at the U f’ing N could increase his standing for the 2008 elections.
I would love to see a Southerner nominated, someone with a nice, thick, Southern accent, which would drive all those fucktard international “oh, we are so much more intellectual” delegates insane.
raz0r says:
This is truly a dark day. The US should pull out of the UN, and convince her “real” allies to do so as well, then kick the rest out and turn Turtle Bay into a resort hotel, giant mall, whatever. Give in to the lefts “ideal” candidate and we might as well take down the Stars and Stripes and fly a crescent. Lousy, scumbag, traitorous douchebags.