John Bolton Watch: Bolton Resigns as United Nations Ambassador

On Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, President Bush accepted the resignation of Bolton when his recess appointment expires.

AP: Bush accepts Bolton’s U.N. resignation

Unable to win Senate confirmation, U.N. Ambassador John Bolton will step down when his recess appointment expires soon, the White House said Monday.

Bolton’s nomination has languished in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for more than a year, blocked by Democrats and several Republicans.

President Bush through the GOP and Donald Rumsfeld over the side in November and now John Bolton in December.

Who can blame Bolton?

Like Flap said the first time.

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton raises his hand to vote against a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israelâ€™s recent attacks in Gaza at the U.N. headquarters in New York November 11, 2006.

For what it is worth, the President will be meeting with Bolton this afternoon. Flap wonders if the President will reappoint Bolton to another position in the State Department or if Bolton is through with the Bush Administration?

****Update #1****

Drudge is reporting that a possible replacement for Bolton is former Democrat Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell.