UN: Snubbing the Senate: Bolton Appointment by Bush possible
HE couldn't do it the right way, so President Bush is apparently about to make John Bolton ambassador to the United Nations the wrong way - in what's known as a recess appointment. It's a sign of defeat, since Mr. Bush couldn't get his choice confirmed, even by a Republican-controlled Senate. Nobody is fooled by what amounts to a snub of the Democratic and Republican senators who have serious reservations about Mr. Bolton - as well they should.
He is an extremely poor choice, given his distaste for the United Nations, his aggressive management style and questions about whether he tried to pressure intelligence analysts at the State Department when their findings didn't support his views. Even some Republicans are uneasy about a recess appointment to such an important post. Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and a Bolton supporter, was right when he said last month a recess appointment "would weaken not only Mr. Bolton but also the United States."
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