Democrats Say Confirming Bolton as U.N. Ambassador Would Be Mistake

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBBICZND7E.html

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ahead of a contentious confirmation hearing, Democrats on Sunday sharpened their criticism of President Bush's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, saying John Bolton has a poor record as a policy-maker and little regard for the world body. snip

Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., said he thought there was very credible information that Bolton tried at least twice to have intelligence analysts removed from their jobs because he was going to state a position which contradicted the information that the intelligence community believed was correct.

"If in fact he tried to have people dismissed because he did not like the analysis, then I don't think he's qualified to serve," Dodd told ABC.

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[ProgressiveConn]

1. *Claps*

Glad to see you out in front on something Senator. Now start calling for our guys to be brought home.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. A "mistake"? HAH! How about an absurdity, a total up-yours to the UN

and the rest of the world? How about one of the most arrogant, contemptible, insolent, overbearing, prideful, self-destructive appointments ever made by a US President?

[acmejack]

3. Master of understatement, that Dodd

mistake! I prefer "fucking catastrophe"

[saltpoint]

4. No shit.

A huge mistake.

Let's hope Reid and the others rally to hold this guy's nomination up.

[Solly Mack]

5. ALL the Bush confirmations have been a mistake

more like a travesty...much like Bush himself is a travesty...

It ain't rocket science figgering that one out...

[Nothing Without Hope]

6. A perfect EDITORIAL CARTOON on Bolton going to the UN

(A Steve Bradenton cartoon in the March 10 issue of AllHatNoCattle.net)

[TahitiNut]

7. Right! That's in the Vice President's job description, dammit!

Only Dickless Cheney is permitted to spend four days in Langley twisting arms and making threats. :eyes:

[teryang]

8. Let Murder and Fraud Inc. put their worst foot forward

It will hasten their undoing.

What's the use of having someone in the U.N. who is going to pretend he isn't working for a fascist group of war criminals?

This guy is way better than Powell because Powell was so much more skilled and subtle in disguising what the group he fronted for was doing. Negroponte too, was also so much more refined in disguising Murder Inc.

With Bolton you know you're dealing with an out of control regime with no respect with international law. That's the way it is, so why pretend otherwise?

[Joey Liberal]

9. Bolton is an insult to the world

That's why the right wingers like him so much.......They hate the rest of the world, just like he does.

[Benson]

10. He's a Straw Man to Force the Nuclear Option.

There is a good reason he was picked...its because he IS unpopular.

[Eloriel]

11. Gee, ya think?

Wonder what else they think might be a mistake, or HAS BEEN a mistake? Got anything else up your sleeves, folks?