Posted by
Dawnsblood on Monday, December 04, 2006 1:45:13 PM
The Democrats have torn
another good man to pieces. I wish Ambassador Bolton the best and am of mind that the President should leave the post vacant. After all if we can not have a though and honest person at the post why have anyone at all?
As late as last month, Bush, through his top aides, said he would
not relent in his defense of Bolton, despite unwavering opposition from
Democrats who view Bolton as too combative for international diplomacy.
Perino said that among Bolton's accomplishments, he assembled coalitions addressing
North Korea's nuclear activity,
Iran's uranium enrichment and reprocessing work and the horrific violence in Darfur. She said he also made reform at the
United Nations a top issue because the United States is searching for a more "credible" and more "effective."
"Ambassador Bolton served his country with distinction and he achieve a great deal at the United Nations," Perino said.
"Despite the support of a strong bipartisan majority of senators,
Ambassdor Bolton's confirmation was blocked by a Democratic filibuster,
and this is a clear example of the breakdown in the Senate confirmation
process," she said. "Nominees deserve the opportunity for a clean up or
down vote. Ambassador Bolton was never given that opportunity."
Perino said Bush had reluctantly accepted Bolton's decision to leave when his current appointment expired.
Addendum: Allahpundit has the
farewell video.