What a scoundrel. He sure lends a new image to the saying, When the cat's away, the mice will play!
Unfortunately, there is virtually nothing the Democrats can do, but at least someone is speaking up. This is a quote from Senator Kennedy:
"The abuse of power and the cloak of secrecy from the White House continues," Kennedy said. "It's bad enough that the administration stonewalled the Senate by refusing to disclose documents highly relevant to the Bolton nomination. It's even worse for the administration to abuse the recess appointment power by making the appointment while Congress is in this five-week recess. It's a devious maneuver that evades the constitutional requirement of Senate consent and only further darkens the cloud over Mr. Bolton's credibility at the U.N."And this is from our own Senator:
Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, a senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committe, said, "The president has done a real disservice to our nation by appointing an individual who lacks to the credibility to further U.S. interests at the United Nations. I will be monitoring his performance closely to ensure that he does not abuse his authority as he has in the past."I hope he won't be the only one keeping an eye on that guy. I sure wouldn't want to be working for him, let alone having to broker a deal or reach an agreement with him!!
I also hope that he won't be able to accomplish much at the U.N., given the way he was forced on them and the fact that they all know he was a reject.
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I love the comment about "When the adults leave the room..." That's so true.
I remember back in the leadup to the 2000 election, Bush called himself a "Uniter, not a divider." Has he done anything at all in his 4.5 years as president to live up to that?
I think confirmations shouldn't even be made with 51 votes in the Senate. The positions that require Senate confirmation are so important, I think that a candidate unable to garner the support of 2/3 or 3/4 of the Senate should be disqualified. Squeaking by with just a hair over half shouldn't be enough. Bolton should have been voted down a long time ago.
Absolutely, this should trump politics, and it would if Senators took their jobs and positions seriously, but they rarely do, apparently.
And this White House as all of the Republican Senators in its pockets, and by extension, so does the religious right.
A senator's job, in my opinion, has always been "Do as you're told". The major change, now, is who's telling them what to do.
Senators have always answered to their constituents. And they should do what their constituents tell them to do.
Now, however, the Republicans seem to be ignoring their constituents and do just as the White House tells them.
Most Americans want stem-cell research, but the White House doesn't. So we don't have it.
Most Americans think we should not be in Iraq, but the White House does. So we're there.
Most Americans feel that, at least in some circumstances, a woman should be able to have medical procedures she wants, but the White House disagrees. So they're looking to stack the Supreme Court against Roe v. Wade.
And, we're approaching a majority of Americans believing that Bush no longer deserves the honor of being our President. But as long as the White House disagrees, the people won't be heard in the halls of the Senate.
So, Senators, Do as you're told. By your constituents.
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