The Senate is
once again prepared to take up the nomination of John Bolton as U.N. Ambassador.
Democrats say John Bolton is too brash and ineffective to be confirmed as U.N. ambassador while Republicans maintain he is right for the job.
Of Course Republicans approve of Bolton, brash and ineffective is straight out of their playbook.
Read below the fold for the top 10 reasons John Bolton should not be confirmed.
10. Bolton doesn't have the best
reputation for treating colleagues with dignity and respect.
A bully who led witch hunts to punish colleagues who disagreed with him.
9. Bolton is such a bad pick for the job that Bush's #1 lackey, Joe Lieberman, remains undecided on whether or not he is fit for the job.
8. He is a former member of the Project for a New American Century.
7. Even the plumbing gods are against him.
As the hearing was winding down, a pipe in a women's toilet on the floor above burst, sending water pouring down from the ceiling, narrowly missing Bolton and the senators.
6. He doesn't see anything wrong with Israel intentionally attacking a U.N. base in Lebanon.
5. He was an integral part of the highly suspicious Bush 2000 recount team in Florida.
4. In a 1994 speech he declared that "There is no such thing as the United Nations."
3. North Korea has already banned him from multilateral talks.
2. Bolton is widely known in the international community for his contempt for global institutions. Appointing someone of his dispositions and reputation would send the worst message possible to the international community.
1. With all of the global crises currently unfolding the U.S. needs an ambassador to the U.N. that is a true
diplomat in the classic sense of the word. We need someone who can protect american interests without alienating all of our allies. John Bolton is clearly the wrong man for the job.