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Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Rich Galen :: Townhall.com Columnist
Recess Should Be Over
by Rich Galen
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  • Bolton is getting kudos from even THE FRENCH at his handling of the negotiations to get a resolution through the UN Security Council to halt the fighting in Israel and Lebanon, but as recently as July 27 during a Senate hearing on his nomination, Senator Joe Biden (D-Del) - who desperately wants to be taken seriously as a foreign policy expert, said:
    "My concern is that at the moment of the greatest need for diplomacy in our recent history, we are not particularly effective at it."

  • Oops. Another Democratic Presidential hopeful, Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn), said that Bolton, "clearly has an aversion, in my view, to building consensus."

  • Obviously Dodd's view is clouded by his Oval Office Eyes.

  • Here's the crucial point about having someone like Bolton at the UN. The other representatives couldn't care less if Dodd or Biden or Hillary or anyone else in the United States Senate gets along with Bolton. What they want to know is:
    Does the Representative from the United States to the United Nations have the confidence of, and does he speak for, the President of the United States?

  • This is true no matter whose Administration and no matter which political party.

  • In spite of the theory-du-jour among talking heads on the cable nets that the US, because of its unswerving support for Israel, is no longer able to broker a deal, Bolton has apparently done just that.

  • I would not be so foolish as to suggest the Senate return from its five-week vacation to Paris, Rome, Bali, Hawaii, and other world hot spots to deal with the Bolton nomination. But it should be the first and only thing on Majority Leader Bill Frist's agenda beginning moment they reconvene after Labor Day, and every moment thereafter - 24 hours a day, if necessary - until the vote is taken.

  • On the Secret Decoder Ring Page today: Links galore to everything from the Congressional Research Service's discussion of recess appointments, to a discussion of the kinds of rockets Iran has been supplying to Hezbollah. Also the links to the archives so you can help choose YOUR FAVORITE MULLINGS, a Mullfoto from London last month and a Catchy Caption of the Day.

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    Rich Galen has been a press secretary to Dan Quayle and Newt Gingrich. Rich Galen currently works as a journalist and writes at Mullings.com

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    Reply # 1
    Date: Aug 8, 2006 - 11:41 PM EST
    John Bolton
    There sure are good comments today. I agree with all of them. Yes, Kofi Annan has got to go and NRAlifer had the right idea: Post # 2:

    NRAlifer writes: "THE UN IS A WASTE
    .....time to ditch this boondoogle....."




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    Reply # 2
    Date: Aug 8, 2006 - 1:02 PM EST
    If words do have meaning...
    ...then why is this institution called "United" Nations?
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