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John Bolton Watch: President Bush Considering New Effort to Confirm John Bolton as United States Ambassador to the United Nations

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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton listens as U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan (not pictured) speaks during a Security Council meeting to discuss the conflict between Israel and Lebanon at U.N. headquarters in New York, July 20, 2006.

Reuters: Bush considering new effort for Bolton at UN post

President George W. Bush is considering a new effort to get John Bolton confirmed as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a year after appointing him to the job over Senate objections, aides said on Thursday.

White House spokesman Dana Perino said officials there were discussing strategy with Indiana Republican Sen. Richard Lugar (news, bio, voting record), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee where at least one key opponent has dropped his opposition.

Bush gave Bolton a recess appointment last August — meaning he appointed Bolton to the job when the Senate was in recess — after his confirmation was blocked by senators who said the former State Department official had an abrasive style.

That appointment will run out at the end of the current congressional session in January. Bush could make another recess appointment but Bolton would not get a salary.

Ohio Republican Sen. George Voinovich (news, bio, voting record), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee who blocked Bolton’s nomination a year ago, said on Thursday he would now support him for the job.

“My observations are that while Bolton is not perfect, he has demonstrated his ability, especially in recent months, to work with others and follow the president’s lead by working multilaterally,” Voinovich told a news conference.

Screw sobber Voinovich and reappoint Bolton immediately. John is doing a fine job and to think that fruit cake Voinovich crying like a baby about his grandchildren last year.

Get that MORON some Prozac and have one of his aides cast the vote for Bolton.

And……if the Democrats filibuster and the GOP cannot vote cloture, then reappoint him again and the GOP can take up a collection to pay him privately.

Damn to think the GOP could not muster 60 votes last year – pathetic! Hey, Senator John Thune, you gonna show up and vote this time?

Stay tuned…..

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