12-04-2006, 04:00 PM
Quote:Bush accepts Bolton's U.N. resignation By TERENCE HUNT, AP White House Correspondent
31 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - 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.
Bolton's nomination has languished in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for more than a year, blocked by Democrats and several Republicans. Sen. Lincoln Chafee (news, bio, voting record), a moderate Republican who lost in the midterm elections Nov. 7 that swept Democrats to power in both houses of Congress, was adamantly opposed to Bolton.
Critics have questioned Bolton's brusque style and whether he could be an effective public servant who could help bring reform to the U.N.
President Bush, in a statement, 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."
That worked out so well, Bush needs to stop giving jobs to incompetent fools, just cause there's a fuckin dolt in the oval office, doesn't mean everyone needs to be one. At least Reagan surrounded himself with men of intellect who could advise him on the hard decisions, like honey or brown mustard. This fuckin guy is nominating his house keeper for supreme court justice.