Posted on 07/29/2005 10:10:09 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative
President Bush may use a recess appointment early next week to install John Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations, two senior administration officials told CNN Thursday.
The move would likely inflame some Democrats who have said Bolton doesn't have the temperament to hold the U.N. post.
The administration officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, refused to put an exact time frame on when the recess appointment might occur.
But they suggested the White House is planning to make the move as early as next week.
White House press secretary Scott McClellan hinted at the scenario Monday, saying it might be need for "people ... that have waited far too long to get about doing their business."
"If the Senate fails to act and move forward on those nominees," McClellan said, "then sometimes there comes a point where the president has needed to fill that in a timely manner by recessing those nominees."
Under the Constitution, a president has the power to make appointments without Senate confirmation when Congress is in recess.
Such a recess appointment would last until the end of the current congressional term, which would put Bolton at the United Nations until January 2007.
The president has repeatedly called on the Senate to confirm Bolton so that he can take up his U.N. post to deal with pressing issues, particularly a package of reforms proposed for the world body.
Democrats blocked his nomination after the White House cited grounds of executive privilege in its refusal to provide records of communications intercepts Bolton sought from the National Security Agency.
At the time, Bolton was the State Department's point man on arms control. He resigned as undersecretary for arms control and international security after being nominated to the U.N. job.
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sounds like the way to go - only hard-core Dems will be upset
cant keep a good man down for long
recess today
I can't wait to see Chris Dodd, Joe Biden, Ted Kennedy, Barbara Boxer, and unfortunately George Voinovich scream and cry when Bush makes the appointment. Excellent.
Hopefully the President will stress that fact that Bolton had a majority of votes in the Senate, including some democrats, but that a MINORITY of Sentors from the Democratic side refused to let a vote occur.
"would likely inflame some Democrats who have said Bolton doesn't have the temperament to hold the U.N. post."
i.e. - Democrats who know he has the backbone and integrity to deal with criminals.
About time Mr. President!
The RAT's would squeek and nobody would care!
Falls in with why they give out his speeches before he delivers them... drives me nuts.
He has to wait until they're recessed, of course.
I hope Bolton remains true to himself and doesn't try to cater to the liberal mindset just to show them what a nice guy he is. He is going into a snakepit and he needs to be meaner than a junkyard dog. That is the only thing those pricks at the UN will respond to. If not, put the USA out.
"About time Mr. President!"
The headlines say "may"... it could very well be "may not".
Let me see...
Democrats can be inflamed
But...
Bolton has the bad temperament???
Yes... The Dems are the ones with the bad temperaments.
Dubya should announce Bolton's appointment one minute after congress goes on recess... Bolton put up with more BILE and VITIROL and just plain out right NASTY MEANESS in his hearings than he has EVER been accused of by several orders of magnitude!!!
Kofi Annan chiding Bush as he delivers
the Heinz Distinguished Lecture, October 2003.
Notice the Heinz and UN flags behind Annan.
"The move would likely inflame some Democrats who have said Bolton doesn't have the temperament to hold the U.N. post."
Ironic comment!
I think some Democrats don't have the temperment needed for 'advice and consent'.
Good for Bush, about time.
Please Google the word "FAILURE" and let me know what entry comes up first.
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