For Giuliani, Kerik out, BOLTON in? Ugh!

[babylonsister]

http://www.belgraviadispatch.com/2007/04/first_bernie_now_bolton.html

First Bernie, Now Bolton?

Who's advising whom (among the Presidential field) on Iraq policy? Jason Horowitz has some of the goods over at the NYO. And don't miss this snippet:

Mr. Giuliani has criticized some aspects of the American performance in Iraq, but has basically supported the President’s plan without addressing its specific shortcomings. Asked about his day-to-day Iraq advisor, his campaign would only say that he speaks with many individuals, including retired Gen. Jack Keane and former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton.

Oh my...Rudy had already lost me on foreign policy when I saw a piece he co-wrote with Newt Gingrich in the WSJ a while back comparing Iraq War strategy to his welfare reform/crime-fighting initiatives in New York. Baghdad ain't Bed-Sty, Mr. Mayor, I thought then. Seeing that his campaign thinks it a confidence-builder to note that Bolton is advising him on Iraq policy isn't exactly heartening either...With McCain hail-marying on the Iraq Surge, and Romney's, shall we say, confusing diversity of views on social issues (not to mention Mormon baggage), it's no wonder B actors are thinking of throwing themselves into the Republican presidential field. Speaking of Thompson, the hilariously titled "Pirates of Tehran" blog-post was enough to set off the poseur alarms pretty mightily, eh?

[Bozita]

1. Jimmy Swaggart would be a great religion advisor ... if he'd only marry a few more times

Maybe Jim Baaker or that righteous bastard from Colorado Springs who liked to visit his friend in Denver for massages.