Is this to be the latest blood sacrifice coming out of a bowed Bush White House? And I say here, now, STOP THE INSANITY. Throwing our best, our brightest to the insatiable leftist beast makes them hungrier. Rumsfeld, now Bolton? WTF? and Why?
Someone call that asshat Charlie Chafee McCarthy - who btw - got what was coming to him, and tell that dickless wonder to let the Bolton nomination out of committee. Someone whisper in Chafee's ear that he has a chance here to do something consequential. To do something historic, important, meaningful - he'll probably wet his pants at the thought of actually doing anything.
Rumsfeld was a mistake ........... yes folks, my thoughts on that are here -- the left wanted a clean, tidy war with the jihadis and blamed Rumsfeld for their lack of decorum? Or not. More likely, it was just the constant, inane drone of the 6 year Democrat temper tandrum - if it wasn't Rumsfeld, then Cheney ........
But Bolton? Why Bolton? Talk about taming the lions. He accomplished everything, he accomplished the impossible. Ambassador Bolton got resolutions passed on every single one of those nightmare states (Iran-resolution 1696, North Korea resolution, Darfur-resolution 1706, and Lebanon, resolution 1701) with weak, spineless, malevolent member states of the UNSC no less, many of which were patrons, sponsors of those very rogue, belligerent nations.
This has nothing to do with performance and everything to do with dismantling the backbone and strength of the Bush administration.
John Bolton Likely to Depart U.N. NEWSMAX
After a rocky series of Senate confirmation hearings, Bolton was sent to the U.N. by President Bush in August 2005 under a recess appointment. That allowed the president to bypass Senate confirmation while it was in recess, but the appointee could only serve for the length of the current Congress which is set to expire at year's end.
There had been indications that Bolton might win Senate confirmation after the election when several key votes might be open to favoring Bolton. But the GOP's apparent loss of the Senate has doomed that hope.
"This nomination is dead and we have known it for several days," a source close to the U.S. mission to the U.N. tells NewsMax.
"We just don't know what the White House wants to do next," the source added.
Bolton has won high marks for his role at the U.N. as he has dealt with several crises, especially with North Korea, Iran, and the recent crisis between Israel and Lebanon.
Atlas readers, I call upon you, now, to right this wrong - if possible. Write and/or call the White House, call your old or newly elected Senator, Congressman etc and politely insist the Ambassador Bolton remain.
Here's the White House contact info:
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Please send your comments to comments@whitehouse.gov Do it. Click below for more addresses.
UPDATE 1:35PM: The White House has just sent the Bolton confirmation back to the Senate. START WRITING NOW go here for more contact info.
UPDATE: STACLU has more on this developing story
UPDATE: Mara writes, "Look at this asshole":
Sen. Lincoln Chafee, R-R.I., who was defeated by Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse on Tuesday, told reporters in Rhode Island on Thursday that he would continue opposing Bolton. That would deny Republicans the votes they would need to move Bolton's nomination from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to the full Senate. Seattle News here
Typical leftist Jew hater. Seriously............ it's all here.
Related: CHAFEE LAPS UP ARAB $$, DOES THEIR BIDDING
UPDATE: Lori Marcus came up with a wildly wonderful idea; What say you readers;
Or, what do you say about taking up a collection so that he [Bolton]can take the job but not get paid, which I understand is an actual option, and then have the collected funds go to him. I bet we could raise the money if we had to. I'll have to check the legality, of course.
UPDATES: The libtards are apoplectic here and here. Strangely hynotizing to watch the greatest exploiters of freedom destroy those that provide and protect the very freedoms they flout.
UPDATE: I guess this is what the new Democratic leadership means by "the spirit of bipartisanship". FOX News reporting here;
WASHINGTON — U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton won't get a hearing before the 109th Congress adjourns, effectively killing any chance he would have of being confirmed for his post.
Members of the current Senate coming together next week in a lame duck session to vote on remaining spending bills left unfinished before the October campaign season, but they are not going to vote on Bolton, staff members for Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist told FOX News on Thursday.
Why? The man has performed superbly. What exactly is the opposition opposing?
The Republican members of the SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE
already support John Bolton's nomination.
PLEASE CONTACT COMMITTEE DEMOCRATS ASAP:Joseph R. Biden (D-DE), Ranking Minority Member
(202) 224-5042 (ph)
(202) 224-0139 (fax)
Wilmington (302) 573-6345;
Milford (302) 424-8090 Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD)
(202) 224-4524 (ph)
(202) 224-1651 (fax)
Baltimore (410) 962-4436
Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT)
(202) 224-2823 (ph)
(202) 224-1083 (fax)
Wethersfield (860) 258-6940 John F. Kerry (D-MA)
(202) 224-2742 (ph)
(202) 224-8525 (fax)
Boston (617) 565-8519
Russell D. Feingold (D-WI)
(202) 224-5323 (ph)
(202) 224-2725 (fax)
Milwaukee (414) 276-7282 Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
(202) 224-3553 (ph)
Los Angeles (213) 894-5000 (ph)
(213) 894-5042 (fax) Bill Nelson (D-FL)
(202) 224-5274 (ph)
(202) 228-2183 (fax)
Tallahassee 850-942-8415
Barack Obama (D-IL)
(202) 224-2854 (ph)
(202) 228-4260 (fax)
Chicago (312) 886-3506;
Springfield (217) 492-5089Help by making phone calls and faxing letters of support to the offices of Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Read more about Bolton's record here.
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