Bolton Bias
The day was consumed by watching the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearings on the question of confirmation for John Bolton, Nominee for Ambassador to the United Nations for the United States.
Never in my life, have I ever seen anyone less suited for a position. Senator Biden nailed it when he used the term "ideological predisposition" as his way of waying much the same thing. Nothing that Bolton has accomplished, prepares him for this position, only the fact that he is totally in sync with the administration and won't step out of line, thus meeting GWB's single criteria for determining whether an individual is qualified for higher promotions during his reign. Loyalty to the master and the master's dogma.
There are multiple examples of Bolton's lack of fitness for this job. He has an anger management problem. He cannot tolerate dissent ( but that is a plus to the administration - right in line with their doctrines). He is demanding, autocratic and inflexible, not qualities that one needs in a diplomatic professional position. He also has no accomplishments in the realm of what he proposes to do if he get the promotion. That is to say, in the area of reform in an operational reconfiguration in the U.N. This is a huge, diverse organization. And Bolton seemed unable to even exhibit a grasp of the state department and intelligence agencies relationships.
His writings and speeches are amply revealing of why he is the wrong individual to send to the U.N., unless that is - if you don't want to be supportive of it, which is probably why "W" made this nomination.
Senator Sarbanes, Senator Kerry, Senator Boxer, Senator Dodd, Senator Nelson, Senator Feingold, and Senator Biden all presented history that show factually that Bolton is unsuited to handle this position.
However, he is likely to be confirmed, but not by a bi-partisan vote- unless Senator Chafee has a change of heart.
More to-morrow on this, there will be hearings again and instead of Bolton, there will be personnel before the committee to tell the facts about Bolton's attempt to have an employee reassigned that would not tailor intelligence regarding Cuba to fit what Bolton wanted to use to keep the fear button fully engaged with the public so the adminstration can continue their governmental misadventures.
Never in my life, have I ever seen anyone less suited for a position. Senator Biden nailed it when he used the term "ideological predisposition" as his way of waying much the same thing. Nothing that Bolton has accomplished, prepares him for this position, only the fact that he is totally in sync with the administration and won't step out of line, thus meeting GWB's single criteria for determining whether an individual is qualified for higher promotions during his reign. Loyalty to the master and the master's dogma.
There are multiple examples of Bolton's lack of fitness for this job. He has an anger management problem. He cannot tolerate dissent ( but that is a plus to the administration - right in line with their doctrines). He is demanding, autocratic and inflexible, not qualities that one needs in a diplomatic professional position. He also has no accomplishments in the realm of what he proposes to do if he get the promotion. That is to say, in the area of reform in an operational reconfiguration in the U.N. This is a huge, diverse organization. And Bolton seemed unable to even exhibit a grasp of the state department and intelligence agencies relationships.
His writings and speeches are amply revealing of why he is the wrong individual to send to the U.N., unless that is - if you don't want to be supportive of it, which is probably why "W" made this nomination.
Senator Sarbanes, Senator Kerry, Senator Boxer, Senator Dodd, Senator Nelson, Senator Feingold, and Senator Biden all presented history that show factually that Bolton is unsuited to handle this position.
However, he is likely to be confirmed, but not by a bi-partisan vote- unless Senator Chafee has a change of heart.
More to-morrow on this, there will be hearings again and instead of Bolton, there will be personnel before the committee to tell the facts about Bolton's attempt to have an employee reassigned that would not tailor intelligence regarding Cuba to fit what Bolton wanted to use to keep the fear button fully engaged with the public so the adminstration can continue their governmental misadventures.
posted by graysmoke @ 10:39 PM
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