Things Got Bad, and Things Got Worse

It is my hope that as some GOP leaders come out against John Bolton, that any chance he had in becoming the UN Ambassador will disappear. I was impressed that Senator Voinovich broke rank with the GOP and said ended up delaying the Senate Foreign Relations Committees vote to confirm Bolton, and I am equally impressed that former Secretary of State Colin Powell has been speaking with Republicans about his concerns over the nominee.

The report found in the New York Times indicates that Powell has been speaking with "at least two wavering Republicans" regarding his concerns with John Bolton. Powell's comments to other Republicans come on the heels of President Bush's claims that any opposition to Bolton is politically driven.

I think the opposition to Bolton has less to do with politics and more to do with conscience. Why would a man who has, on several occasions, become verbally abusive, as well as down right lied, even be considered to be an ambassador to the United Nations. The only group that John Bolton should be a part of is group therapy, the man should not be a key figure in foreign policy, he should be a daily attendant in anger management classes. Is it too much to ask that President Bush nominate people that are class acts with an established track record of working with people in order to get results?

Ryan Oddey
Ryan@TAFMess.com