See you in Hell, Bolton.Follow

Have you? More importantly, has Flea? She was the one with the automatic "he's a ninny" position. I was simply trying to get her to assess whether her beliefs about the man are based on fact, or she's just repeating what she's heard others say about him.

No, I'm sure someone who worked in D.C. on issues related directly to the UN knows far less about the man than a telephone repairman in San Diego.

Only makes sense.

Everytime I come into the Asylum and see this thread I automatically think that Flea is referring to Michael Bolton. Either one going to hell would be fine but still.

She's in bed but I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that her point is that she doesn't really care what you were "hoping for" or whether or not you validate her dislike for the guy.

I agree the majority of people killed at the Pentagon on 9-11 were telephone repairmen so they would have a reason to become far more interested in world politics afterwards. New York City lost their main cellular transmitters that day also.

As Bolton is the Son of an AFL CIO fire fighter, he's looking at the situations in the world from a different perspective. As a Soldier who has served in the National Guard, another layer is added to his thought process. Granted George Voinovich (R) Ohio disagreed with the appointment where as Steve LaTourette (R) Ohio stood by it. I would like to hear what my elected officials have to say in 2006 as the man has developed his record. Keep in mind that Voinovich was the Commander and Chief of the Ohio National Guard and has continued to mature, as his decisions became more complex then sending troops to the Olympics in Georgia or for training in South America. He's been sending them to other places to help other people.

Steve is not only my representative he's my neighbor and a friend. George is my former Commander and Chief, I respect him for making tough decisions that affect my life and when he tells me to fire up the ambulance I snicker and tell him the engine is already running. I task them with making the tough decisions that affect my life and as I’m posting this I can only assume they have kept me breathing for another day so I’ll saddle up in the morning and see where I’m sent. I’ve got a new Commander in Chief elect who’s a Democrat, he’s promised to keep sending me places to meet interesting people and I’m looking forward to the challenges.

Oh man what was I thinking, maybe Guard and Reserve have provided the US with Washington, Lincoln, Truman, T Roosevelt, John Kennedy, LBJ, Congressman Audie Murphy, Ronald Reagan, Ed Koch, Tammy Duckworth...

Necro-update bump!So long, Walrus-face.

I know I'm all broken up about it.

Nexa

I, personally, prefer to ignore the aspects of our political process which I have little to no influence over. If the only way I can voice my opinion in a matter is by voting for a guy who I HOPE will vote for a guy to vote for some other guys who are voting on a vote to be voted for by some other guys... my enthusiasm wanes. I could throw a boomerang in the DMV and be exponentially more productive.

However, I will submit, for consideration of the more learned pundits here, this:

Bolton is frighteningly WASPy. The man looks his father was a fried cod dinner and his mother was a jar of Mayonnaise. He's so blindingly white that the people of Rhode Island can't even SEE him without wearing sunglasses.

I just don't feel like I can trust somebody like that to represent our fine country at the United Nations. He seems too likely to take the podium and, not realizing the microphone is on, look at one of his buddies and say something like, "What's with all those sand monkeys wearing the funny bathrobes?"

That said, I have no legitimate knowledge of his tenure as ambassador and I can only tremor in fear at the thought of who might replace him. You know who I want to be ambassador?

Bill Cosby.

I already said Bill Cosby.

If Reagon could be president, Schwarzenegger can be governer... then Cosby can easily be an ambassador. I'd like to know one reason why he couldn't be.

Because I wouldn't wish that on him. He's had it rough enough, leave the man be.

Edit: Cosby that is.

Edited, Dec 4th 2006 1:04pm by Ranzera

Tennessee Tuxedo. He's better dressed and already has Bolton as a sidekick.

I'll give you some reasons I think Bolton is unqualified for the job: he's intentionally obstreperous; he is not a diplomat in any sense of the word; he has said for the record many times that the UN should not exist, but if it must exist the US should not be part or party to it.

He has no experience or inclination as a statesman, least of all to an entity whose very existence he violently opposes. He lacks the temperament for compromise and delicate negotiation. He is, as Bush chose him to be, a hired gun specifically intended to "lay down the law" to the UN.

What do you think makes him qualified?