He's Baaaack: John Bolton... Still Bad for America

[im10ashus]

Hoping to catch returning Senators still shaking the sand out of their shoes, the White House is planning to run John Bolton back up the Senate Foreign Relations Committee flagpole a week from Friday, seeking a recommendation for his confirmation as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.

That's right, Backdoor Bolton's recess appointment has run its course, and Bush is hoping that this time around the Senate will give his favorite bull in the international china shop a thumbs up.

The thinking apparently being: you rejected him the first time, I shoved him through anyway, he's then done everything in his power to confirm your worst reservations about him... so, what do you say, shall we make it official? Bush logic at its most robust.

As feared, Bolton has turned out to be the living, breathing, scowling embodiment of the Bush administration's bankrupt cowboy-style "diplomacy."

cont'd...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/hes-baaaack-john-bolton_b_28459.html

[Swamp Rat]

1. Like his alien overlords, Bolton wants to destroy the Earth.

[acmejack]

2. Not to worry, the gutless ones will surrender again!

In case you were concerned that we had the upper hand, forget it! The usual suspects, you know who they are, their defenders should be here in a moment, quoting the Bullshit Moose & telling us how smart of a move this is, are letting us down again.

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But I'm hearing that a number of prominent Democrats -- including Chuck Schumer, Diane Feinstein, Ben Nelson, Hillary Clinton, and, of course, Joe Lieberman -- are leaning against filibustering Bolton. The idea is that they will vote against the nomination but commit to not filibustering, thus allowing the nomination to come up for a vote -- making Bolton's confirmation highly likely.
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One reason so many Democrats are waffling on Bolton is their reluctance to be seen as opposing someone whose unwavering support of Israel was captured by Dan Gillerman, Israel's U.N. envoy, when he said, "If John Bolton was to be confirmed by the Israeli Knesset, he would get all 120 votes." So Democrats see voting against Bolton but refusing to filibuster him as a win-win position.
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So enjoy your afternoon, if you can. Me I am going to sit around and think how I can surrender my values yet again so I can appeal to the mushy middle by being a colorless, tasteless, stand for nothing triangulating be everything to everybody political creature. Seems we have done this again. Didn't work last time but gosh, those smart folks in the middle know just so much more than us common people, ask them, they'll tell you so. Or don't, they'll tell you anyway!

[Swamp Rat]

3. If you're going to sit around, you might as well listen to Guy James.

:D

http://theguyjamesshow.com/

Thread in GD:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2022626

[Hubert Flottz]

4. Not to worry, the gutless ones will surrender again!

I won't vote for anyone that does!



Elephants ain't the only things that NEVER FORGET!