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Bolton Confirmation Is Dead, Says Political Insider

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Posted on Sep 8, 2006
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  • For those who care about international diplomacy, the end of John Bolton’s tenure at the U.N. would provide a reason to strut—like John Travolta, above.

  • Ding Dong, Bolton’s tenure is dead!

    The man who showed utter contempt for the U.N. will probably be America’s ambassador to the world no longer, reports The Washington Note’s well-placed Steve Clemons.


    The Note:

    Several well-placed sources close to the Bolton nomination process have reported to me that the Bolton confirmation process is now dead.

    The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is “highly unlikely” to reconsider Bolton’s confirmation again as things now stand.

    One insider reported, as far as the Committee is concerned, “we consider the confirmation over. It’s dead.”

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    By Pragmatique, September 10, 2006 at 4:33 pm Link to this comment
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    Bolton gone? Don’t count on it, because after all, it isn’t as though he’s dead. He’ll pop up time and again when we least expect it. Remember the admonition: “If it seems to good to be true, it probably isn’t.”

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    By Madeline Pelland, September 10, 2006 at 2:09 am Link to this comment
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    America has awoken, the Democrates are united and fighting this lockstep Republican party and Bolton’s sudden fall is just the beginning of the end of this reign of terror!!!!!!Thank God our prayers are being answered but we must be vigilant and get rid of all of them on November 7th election day. Once the country starts cleaning the House and Senate of these American impostors wel will do the same to Fox News and the likes of Hannity, O"Reilly, Coulter,Limbaugh, Kristol, Humes, Matthews, Tucker, Barnes, Beck and the rest of these vicious mouthpieces who are bringing our great country down with their hatred of democracy for the regular Joe on the street who actually works for a living doing decent jobs instead of these hate filled bigoted fools….This country is too great to be brought down by this administration and the puppets who blindly follow them…....The other shoe will fall come November 7th, 2006…...There will be justice again all!!!!

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    By Manny, September 9, 2006 at 8:12 pm Link to this comment
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    A Necon at the U.N. and he didn’t know how to act accordingly. But Mr. Bolton take heart, your boss has the same problem. Lets see: putting his hands on the shoulder of the German head of state and address Mr. Blair like a hired hand.

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    By harald hardrada, September 9, 2006 at 4:05 am Link to this comment
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    bolton can go back to prowling hotel corridors late at night, banging on women’s doors

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    By Mad As Hell, September 8, 2006 at 7:14 pm Link to this comment
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    Used to be that when a president made a recess appointment, that person would be rubber-stamped when it came up for permanent appointment.  But now, with Nov ‘06 looming, even a Republican Senate which can be cowed into ANYTHING won’t fall for Bolton again!

    In the first season of M*A*S*H, Frank Burns asks Trapper John MacIntyre “Why do people take an instant dislike to me?”  Trapper replies: “It saves time, Frank.”

    That’s the good impression John Bolton makes on the world.

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    By Bye bye BOLTON, September 8, 2006 at 1:44 pm Link to this comment
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    Bolton over board, NO LIFE JACKET for BOLTON.  The ship will continue to sink as the music plays on and on.  The water level is rising by the day.

    Bye bye BOLTON

    One lie to cover another lie to cover the next lie, BOLTON you are so confused about all the lies!

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