Bolton Bolts

Like rats deserting a sinking ship, John Bolton, US Ambassador (and I use that term loosely) to the United Nations, is the latest resignation of the Bush Administration. Bolton, who once said, "The United States makes the U.N. work when it wants to work.", was Bush's recess appointment to the position when even a Republican controlled Congress would not confirm his nomination. And why wouldn't our worst president ever want a "diplomat" who claimed that the U.N.'s New York headquarters could lose 10 floors without disruption?
In a brief statement, Bush said he was "deeply disappointed that a handful of United States senators prevented Ambassador Bolton from receiving the up or down vote he deserved in the Senate."

"They chose to obstruct his confirmation, even though he enjoys majority support in the Senate, and even though their tactics will disrupt our diplomatic work at a sensitive and important time," Bush said. "This stubborn obstructionism ill serves our country, and discourages men and women of talent from serving their nation."

Bolton fled before being flogged again by a nominating committee. Gee, was it Democrats who had it in for Bolton in W's quest to keep him in his current U.N. position? Apparently not.

"Bolton's fate was sealed when Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee , REPUBLICAN from Rhode Island, decided to block his nomination in the Foreign Relations Committee, joining with all Democrats on the panel. Administration lawyers explored ways of keeping him in the job by appointing him to a position that does not require Senate confirmation and then making him 'acting ambassador.' "

Trying to skirt around the process again, eh, George? Okay, who's next?!