Bolton resigns.

[H2O Man]

Fox News Alert!

[H2O Man]

1. Sorry --

already posted by someone faster than me!

Please ignore, and go to other thread.

[Me.]

5. Never Too Many Threads

For such good news

[CatWoman]

6. ditto!!!

so, old Yosemite Sam has packed it in, eh?

[H2O Man]

10. I think it is

an important measure of how unwilling the cowardly dogs in this administration are, when it comes to engaging in a confrontation that they know would be tough. DUers should keep this in mind when the progressive members of this community say, "Impeach!"

[Me.]

16. My God

That's exactly who he looks like, I just never put the two together

[corkhead]

23. That Rootin Tootin cut and runner!

[malaise]

20. We can have them merged n/t

[H2O Man]

21. Good.

I had looked quickly, but didn't see that you had already posted on this. Sorry about that. If this can be merged with your thread, it would be best.

[malaise]

29. Cool

Hope the Moderators merge them.

[wicket]

2. Sweet!

So long, Yosemite John :evilgrin:

[Me.]

3. Has Christmas Arrived Early?

Can the others be far behind? Please, please Santa, fill my stocking!

[katmondoo]

4. Good, Good, Good

[YOY]

7. MSNBC Link

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16036708/

Like to hear the crowd roar there!

[cali]

8. wonder who he'll nominate to replace him

also, what committee oversees the appointment as ambassador to the U.N.?

[europegirl4jfk]

15. the Foreign Relations Committee

Chairman is Biden now, and there are Dodd, Kerry, Feingold, Boxer, Obama and some others I forgot on this committee. Oh, and Webb now too! That will be interesting hearings whoever Bush nominates.

[H2O Man]

18. If I remember correctly,

Biden has said that Bush should drop Bolton, because he wouldn't make it through. I think Biden may be surprisingly progressive on a number of issues important to DUers.

[europegirl4jfk]

26. I remember Biden's rant during the last Bolton hearing

He was great and so angry that Lugar couldn't stop him. Biden wouldn't be my pick for presidential nominee but he will certainly do good work in the SFRC. There are a lot of very interesting people in this committee.

[H2O Man]

32. In Isikoff & Corn's book

"Hubris," Biden is shown to be one of the democrats who had worked to keep the administration from having total control on the issues involving the invasion of Iraq. Some others, particularly Dick Gephardt, were looking to position themselves for the 2004 presidential election, and betrayed the party and the American people. (page 127)

I have a lot of respect for Biden, and think that he has taken a far more progressive position on Iraq than some others who are gearing up to run in '08.

[Botany]

9. This horrible news

:rofl: :sarcasm: :rofl: :sarcasm: :rofl: :sarcasm: :rofl: :sarcasm:

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:rofl: :sarcasm: :rofl: :sarcasm: :rofl: :sarcasm: :rofl: :sarcasm:

Rummy, Mehlmen, and now Bolton?

Please Santa can we have Cheney for Christmas?

[AlCzervik]

11. screen shot---spiffy!

[Little Star]

12. Cheney's team vs: poppy's team?

Am I reading this wrong? Seems like Poppy's team is winning?

[Demeter]

13. Poppy Knocks Off Another One

Trouble is, who is he going to substitute? Kissinger?

[malaise]

19. Whoever he nominates

will face a Democratic controlled Senate come January. :party: :party: :toast: :toast: His appointment ends Friday when the Senate goes on recess.

[sonias]

14. Happy Monday morning world!

Makes my day!

Sonia

[yurbud]

17. he will now have more time to pursue his hobbies: clubbing baby harp seals and mugging handicapped

kids so he can sell their wheelchairs.

[Poiuyt]

24. And hanging out at Plato's Retreat

[yurbud]

44. it's hard to imagine someone enjoying debauchery with him. His idea of a good time is probably

shoving someone in an oven.

[Sydnie]

22. Wow, someone in that administration CAN read

and they read the writing on the wall clearly this time.

If this is Poppy and Baker that is doing this, perhaps they think that they are keeping the boy safely in office with these types of turn arounds? What ever the reason, I am grateful.

[Fovea]

25. wow!

Is is my imaginiation, or did we just have the first hint of spring?

[tavalon]

39. Naw

We started the twelve days of Christmas early!

[Gregorian]

27. Wilford! Take your stash and scram.

:)

[Nictuku]

28. Not so Fast....

Here is how Bush can do an end-run around the rules of recess appointments:

Bolton can not be re-appointed during congressional recess to the same job, but he can be recess appointed as the deputy or assistant to the Ambassador, and leave the Ambassador position vacant.

[Cerridwen]

31. Reid may make recess appointments impossible

See this thread titled Sen Reid Will Limit Senate Recesses to 1 Wk-Making Bush Recess Appts-Impossible by kpete

[Pithy Cherub]

30. Snarf! It is not like he had any choice

and trying to gloss it as a resignation, just like Rummy's, is bush spin gone awry again. Cambone gone, Rummy gone, Libby gone, Bolton gone, the neocons are taking heavy casualties - maybe they didn't send in enough troops, or plan for the purple fingered Democrats to fight back, they only had a few hours to read their PC's everyday and polls don't matter and well, I am just glad another disaster has ended.

[malaise]

33. Look who Andrea has dug out of his hole today

to discuss the Bolton resignation. My oh my it's good ole Howard Haker no less.

[mogster]

34. Long face

[Catherine Vincent]

35. LOL! You are bad!

Just when I was going to post something about that mustache of his. :rofl:

[mogster]

38. Hoho!

Here's one even funnier, by some anonymous DUer:



Pretty much nails it

[H2O Man]

41. Yikes!

That is hilarious!

[stubtoe]

36. Monday Morning woohoo dance

:woohoo:

[rman]

37. uhm

wow

[FredStembottom]

40. What a wondeful day it is suddenly!

:party:

[Major Hogwash]

42. This week started out better than I thought it would.

Man, I'll take any good news I can get, any day I can get it, after the last 6 years!

[LibertyorDeath]

43. Great News for America !

The fact that this man ever made it to the UN as America's Ambassador
is surreal.

Rec!

[robertpaulsen]

45. YES! No diplomatic immunity for either civil or criminal cases.

Do you think it's possible Bolton's last name might be Doe in the Wilson's civil suit?

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[H2O Man]

46. I think he

may be under consideration.

[robertpaulsen]

47. Well then, as you are fond of saying

Things are good. :)

[Ikonoklast]

48. But his mustache vows to "Stay the course"

Sorry.


I despise the thought of that worthless neocon tool representing MY country. May obscurity be his lifelong companion.

[Swamp Rat]

49. Yaaaaaaay!!!

:bounce:

[Fire Walk With Me]

50. To quote Stimpson J. Cat... Joyyyyyyyy!