Via the AP: Bush accepts Bolton’s U.N. resignation
Unable to win Senate confirmation, U.N. Ambassador John Bolton will step down when his temporary appointment expires within weeks, the White House said Monday.
Given that we all knew already that a Bolton re-nomination was dead on arrival, the “news” that Bolton will be leaving when his recess appointment expires strikes me as well, something we knew was going to happen.
However, judging at the Blogospheric response at Memeorandum, there is some drama to it all.
Of course, I have never fully understood the devotion that Bolton has generated, so I suppose it is no shock that I don’t get the fact that this is such a big deal. (The most bizarre support for Bolton continues to come from Atlas Shrugged, by the way–a previous example is here).
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BREAKING: John Bolton Resigns
UN Ambassador John Bolton will step down at the end of his recess appointment and not go through a Senate confirmation process that is sure to end badly.
Unable to win Senate confirmation, U.N. Ambassador John Bolton will step down when his recess appo…
Trackback by Outside The Beltway | OTB — Monday, December 4, 2024 @ 1:17 pm
BREAKING: John Bolton Resigns
UN Ambassador John Bolton will step down at the end of his recess appointment and not go through a Senate confirmation process that is sure to end badly.
Unable to win Senate confirmation, U.N. Ambassador John Bolton will step down when his recess appo…
Trackback by Outside The Beltway | OTB — Monday, December 4, 2024 @ 1:17 pm
I never really cared about the whole process. I could see why he was controversial at the beginning, and I can see why he hasn’t done anything crazy as a recess appointment.
It’s just not a big deal to me. The UN ambassador is just going to say whatever the President wants him to say anyway. As long as he isn’t someone too crazy or unprofessional, I don’t see the big deal.
Comment by Dan — Monday, December 4, 2024 @ 1:25 pm
Bolton Resigns
Update: Drudge is reporting that Democrat, George Mitchell is on the short list.
Allah Pundit:
First Rumsfeld is canned, then Mel “Amnesty” Martinez is nominated for RNC chair, and now allegedly he’s thinking of appointing a Democrat to the U…
Trackback by Stop The ACLU — Monday, December 4, 2024 @ 1:49 pm
Bolton Buzz
There’s lots of blogospheric buzz about Bolton’s resignation.
Steven Taylor again wonders, “Of course, I have never fully understood the devotion that Bolton has generated, so I suppose it is no shock that I don’t get the fact that…
Trackback by The American Mind — Monday, December 4, 2024 @ 1:58 pm
The devotion is rooted in the belief that the President can appoint those qualified and the senate will vote to confirm.
The Democrats mounted a de facto filibuster and would not allow a vote on the nomination of a qualified appointee.
Bolton was also loved by many because he was quick to point out the limitations of the UN and it’s institutional corruption.
Comment by Steven Plunk — Monday, December 4, 2024 @ 3:50 pm
Yay! The Coalition of the Chillers yawns as one of the greatest UN Ambassadors we’ve ever had in recent history (if not the entire history) leaves.
I *yawn* everytime Steven Taylor and the rest of the Coalition Crew open their mouthes.
Comment by Jeff MacMillan — Tuesday, December 5, 2024 @ 11:22 am
I continue to be amused that many conservatives, who on balance hold the UN in utter disdain, are so convinced of the pivotal nature of the UN ambassador ship all of a sudden.
And yawn away: I appreciate that you are reading and commenting.
Comment by Dr. Steven Taylor — Wednesday, December 6, 2024 @ 9:02 am
As a conservative who holds such disdain I would like to point out the logic in supporting someone like Bolton who could shock the system into becoming something effective.
As much as would like to see the UN go away I know it will not happen so I must wish for change to take place over time. John Bolton was clearly a agent of change.
Comment by Steven Plunk — Wednesday, December 6, 2024 @ 1:21 pm
See, I would argue that the “agent of change” idea here is way overblown. Yes, he is critical of the UN–he’s not the first, nor will he be the last US UN Ambassador to behave in that fashion.
More to the point: he is an ambassador and as such represents the President’s policies. The question then is not about Bolton being an “agent of change” but whether President Bush is such an agent of change.
Comment by Dr. Steven Taylor — Wednesday, December 6, 2024 @ 2:21 pm
Since the President nominated him to the post then I guess we could call the President an agent of change.
If he is a representative of the President’s policies then he clearly should have been confirmed. Rather than ask why people like me supported him perhaps we should ask why people opposed him with such fervor. If in fact the post is no big deal then why did they not allow a simple vote? He was merely the instrument of a duly elected President.
Comment by Steven Plunk — Wednesday, December 6, 2024 @ 3:17 pm
I understand the point.
However, by the same token, it is possible for the President to simply nominate someone else to the same end.
Comment by Dr. Steven Taylor — Wednesday, December 6, 2024 @ 6:26 pm