Bolton's in as the recess appointment was finalized today. He'll now grope and abuse people at the UN for a year, so let's give him a pat on the back as we send him off to his new position.
But the news today has been mostly partisan, depending on where you went. Some posts from the Twilight Zo--er, FreeRepublic, after the break:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1454849/posts#comment?q=1
Sometimes you must wonder just how many weapons these people own in their own militias, ready to overthrow any power Democrats will obtain in the near future. Some choice comments:
How many recess appointments did Bubba make
According to the LA Times, "Bubba" made 140 recess appointments, among them Mickey Kantor, who replaced Ron Brown after his tragic death, and Roger Gregory, who Bush nominated to the same post after he was inaugurated.
The bigger news is that this is, on the sliding scale of the Republicans of the recent past, that number is LOWER. Current President Bush has made 106 recess appointments with Bolton now; Herbert Walker made 77 in his single term; and Reagan had 243.
This is such utter NONSENSE.
The Democrats actually think people are going to buy this crap?
This is in response to Howard Dean's statement, "In a truly arrogant move, President Bush abused his power by refusing to provide documents to answer legitimate questions about John Bolton and our national security, and his use of the recess appointment for one of the most important and sensitive posts in international diplomacy is troubling. Bolton is the next in a line of Bush nominees who have had their integrity called into question because of this President's continuing failure to fulfill his constitutional obligation to be honest and forthright with the Senate and the American people. By moving unilaterally to overrule the Senate and appoint a nominee who is being dogged by significant questions about his integrity on intelligence matters, Bush has reduced our nation's ability to cooperate with our allies on the war on terror."
Problem is that not only do people buy this crap, but that Senate Republicans also had problems with Bolton and wanted the information, including Ohio Senator Voinovich, who had an emotional chiding of the nominee in committee.
If this one is "an abuse of power," what was it when Clinton not only made recess appointments, but executive orders when it pleased him?
Clinton was someone who turned over boxes upon boxes of papers when asked. How many teeth do people have to pull just to get what-once-was-unclassified-now-classified information from this new Bush administration? What were in those files about Bolton that Bush did not want anyone to see, including many Senate Republicans? The abuse happened when Bush decided it was not worth the Senators' time to read through what could have been damning information and went with a recess appointment instead, against objections from both sides.
Democrats claiming Bolton is "damaged goods" is like me parking my car in the middle of the freeway and then complaining about how bad the traffic is.
I'm sorry, you failed Analogy 101.
Is there some law or something that precludes democrat 'leaders' from speaking the truth?
That seems to be the current Republican administration and many of the legislative persons. I'm still trying to find the exact law, though, but I know it must be there; after all, lying about sex is an impeachable offense, but lying about the justification of war is a necessary tool.
The real abuse of power has been committed by Dems in the Senate. The Senate is constitutionally obligated to vote up or down on all Presidential nominees. Their refusal to bring his nomination to the floor for a vote is unconstitutional. Bills can be filibustered, but technically, nominee's legally cannot. The rules need to be changed to ensure the constitutional process is being followed.
Talking points are fun. Too bad they're just that, and not the law of the land. By the way, to Freepers, try reading this fun document.
unfortunately they are telling the truth- in their eyes. they truly believe this nonsensical drivel that they keep spouting.
Et tu, Brute?
Only because the lapdog MSM blasts it far and wide in a dishonest propaganda attempt to sway public opinion against Bush. Sad to say, such efforts are often successful. The press, of course, does not report the kind of pro-Bush comment seen on this thread.
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And now, onto the SHOP portion of this post. Feel free to photomanipulate this image, add your own captions, etc., below, and readers please rate them as you see fit.
Accompanied by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, President George W. Bush announces his nomination of John Bolton, left, as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Monday, Aug. 1, 2005, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. White House photo by Paul Morse
And this one:
President George W. Bush signs the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, at a signing ceremony Friday, July 29, 2005 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Eric Draper
On tomorrow's edition, we hope to solve how to grope three women at once, while running down the hall yelling at your secretary!