Why does it matter if Bolton is at the UN? The bushies have no respect

[efhmc]

for the place and whomever they put in will lie, cheat and steal in any way they deem necessary to achieve their evil goals. The only thing the opposition to this appointment does is take away some tiny minuscule, modicum bit of power from the little tyrant's grasp.

[whistle]

1. If a tiny minuscule, modicum bit of power reduction of the Chimp...

...can result, I'm willing to take it.

[efhmc]

4. Well, I'll take any blow to the bum but seriously do you think they just

won't find someone else to do their bidding?

[whistle]

18. Yes, but I believe that John Bolton has just too many people....

...in Washington DC pissed off at him and I believe he is basically evil, being several standard deviations to the conservation right of even Attila the Hun. I wouldn't even attempt to name a substitute, but the people will know who is acceptable when Bush/Condi pick her!

Bolton is most definitely out though. Bush could and probably will assign him to another post, but he ain't getting the U.N.

[efhmc]

19. Sure hope you are right. He seems to be too far gone for even the rws in

charge (well some of them).

[whistle]

20. Yes, but Bush will stick him someplace where an approval....

...by congress won't be required and Bolton will go right on pissing people off

[efhmc]

21. Yes, you are right. He fits their idea of the perfect man too much not to

be well used.

[Jacobin]

2. He is being sent there to destroy the U.N

because it is too inconvenient to listen to them when we want to go conquer a country.

Apparently, Cheney, et al have a lot of confidence that he is capable of destroying it.

It would be better, imho, to have someone who is not quite so successful at destroying institutions and fictionalizing intelligence data to suit his end game, so I'm all for trying to stop the madman.

[efhmc]

5. You think stopping him will divert them from this goal?

[Jacobin]

7. It might make it more difficult if they can't have the Walrus

They seem pretty keen on his ability to offend, lie, cheat and bully.

Even if they are forced to get someone marginally less good at being an asshole, that's something.

:-)

[efhmc]

10. Wow, look at what we have to do to count any positives to our nation

under this horrible regime. I am so, so sad.

[Jacobin]

17. Yeah. I'm glad for teeny tiny little 'victories' at this point

[Bridget Burke]

3. Can't we have just ONE victory?

Look at the other idiots & killers who've gotten appointments. Perhaps we can stop just one.

[efhmc]

8. I am certainly on the side of stopping this guy. I am just curious as to

how and why we think it makes a difference to their ultimate goal. Perhaps slow it down a bit?

[politicaholic]

6. Bolton has a prepared smear campaign of the UN if we attack Syria...

or Iran. He's there to derail any opinion the UN may have of any action by the US.

He's essentially the inside Zealot that they didn't have before.

[efhmc]

9. Won't they just get another one and another one with more credibility

with their own fellows facists?

[madrchsod]

11. it doesn`t really matter

the rest of the world will cut deals around him as they are doing with bush and his "world leadership"

[efhmc]

13. So we can still count on other,more intelligent and civilized countries

to keep us from being totally screwed?

[stanwyck]

12. Like it or not, these people represent

us. I don't want the likes of "kiss up, kick down" Bolton representing me. And it's an insult to thinking Americans to be represented by "Is the children learning" George W. Bush.

[efhmc]

15. I don't like any of them representing me, but they are all pretty much

cut from the same power-hungry cloth and will do evil where ever they are. I guess it is just a matter of how much and where they do it.

[On the Road]

14. Bolton Can Do Untold Damage

that would never happen under Colin Powell.

Besides, Bush must think Bolton will make a difference. That's why the party is so adamant about his nomination.

[efhmc]

16. Okay, they really, really want him in there. I just think they will find

another, less well known evil person to do the job if he is not approved. (BTW, I think he will get approved.)