Back-door Bolton
I don't mean to imply with the title of this, that John Bolton, the Village Idiot's nominee for US Ambassador to the UN, enjoys a certain activity which would warrant someone to obtain the title Back-door Beauty. I have no idea of his preferences in that realm. I am only referring to recent mumbling that the Bush regime is thinking about using a back-door confirmation of Bolton as the UN Ambassador. If a President's nominee to just about anything has not received a vote and the Congress is in recess, then the President can give that person a "Recess Appointment". That person can hold the post (whatever post) for 17 months free of charge. I imagine the initial intent of the Recess Appointment was for situations where Congress was on an extended leave and something happened to a judge and someone, anyone, needed to fill that seat immediately. I do not believe that it was intended to give the President a Carte Blanche to insert whatever megalomaniac fascist short-fused nut-job into whatever post he wanted whenever he wanted.
If you can tell me why Back-door Appointment is so much more noble than using the filibuster to prevent these whackos from reaching positions of power, please let me know. I can't see. The whole point of a filabuster is because sometimes a minority believes so strongly in something that it needs it's voice to be heard. And in this case, there is information the White House is withholding about Bolton. There is enough reason to be suspicious of this creep to warrant wanting his entire background and history to receive full exposure. I think there are enough Republicans on the fence about this guy that knowing even the teensiest bit more about the depths he will sink to to prove his point right (whether it is or not), that having total disclosure isn't such a far-fetched request.
Bush claims that he's the right man for the job at the right time. That the American People are demanding reform in the UN. Funny, I don't hear those demands. I hear one of 2 opinions about the UN:
1) we need to get out and do our own business our own way and bomb whoever we want
2) the UN was right about a lack of evidence to invade Iraq. Maybe they know a thing or 2.
The rest of the country seems to be rather indifferent.
Bush claims the American People want the UN to show some accountability. That's funny, because I also hear the American people wanting a little accountability regarding the Iraq fiasco. God forbid someone acknowledge that we're entrenched in a mess every bit as dirty, duplicitous and treacherous as the "Oil for Food Program".
And if he really does want accountability in the UN, why won't he let Bolton stand accountable to his methods?
The overbearing question becomes is it worse to hold a double standard like Bush or to change opinions on a subject once all the information is in. Unfortunately, in November, people stated they obviously would rather have someone have 2 faces than 2 opinions.
If you can tell me why Back-door Appointment is so much more noble than using the filibuster to prevent these whackos from reaching positions of power, please let me know. I can't see. The whole point of a filabuster is because sometimes a minority believes so strongly in something that it needs it's voice to be heard. And in this case, there is information the White House is withholding about Bolton. There is enough reason to be suspicious of this creep to warrant wanting his entire background and history to receive full exposure. I think there are enough Republicans on the fence about this guy that knowing even the teensiest bit more about the depths he will sink to to prove his point right (whether it is or not), that having total disclosure isn't such a far-fetched request.
Bush claims that he's the right man for the job at the right time. That the American People are demanding reform in the UN. Funny, I don't hear those demands. I hear one of 2 opinions about the UN:
1) we need to get out and do our own business our own way and bomb whoever we want
2) the UN was right about a lack of evidence to invade Iraq. Maybe they know a thing or 2.
The rest of the country seems to be rather indifferent.
Bush claims the American People want the UN to show some accountability. That's funny, because I also hear the American people wanting a little accountability regarding the Iraq fiasco. God forbid someone acknowledge that we're entrenched in a mess every bit as dirty, duplicitous and treacherous as the "Oil for Food Program".
And if he really does want accountability in the UN, why won't he let Bolton stand accountable to his methods?
The overbearing question becomes is it worse to hold a double standard like Bush or to change opinions on a subject once all the information is in. Unfortunately, in November, people stated they obviously would rather have someone have 2 faces than 2 opinions.
posted by RauluaP at 12:56 PM
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