Herr President Shoves 'Tempermental Jerk' into UN Job

So once again Herr President has shown himself completely ignorant of a) the way appointments work, b) the importance of the UN and c) what most Americans feel. Despite a recent poll showing that 71% of AMericans didn't believe Bolton should receive a recess appointment, there he was, standing up on a podium... a place that Democrats and at least one prominent Republican have been trying to keep him from ... at least until they had enough information to make a decision about his capability to fill the post.

This was never an argument about whether or not Bolton could do the job ... that could not be adequately discussed because of the WHite House's continual reluctance to release documents. What are they hiding? I mean, if they didn't make him look bad, why not release them? Obviously there is something in the documents that reflect poorly upon Bolton's ability to do the job. Carl Ford, the former chief of the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research, called Bolton "a quintessential kiss-up, kick-down sort of guy" and a "serial abuser" of subordinates. Is someone we want representing our country at the UN?

The UN is becoming increasingly important in shaping the world. Whereas Herr President has often igored its importance in the past (by say going to war), and the US has a long history of slighting the UN (we've never paid our yearly dues for membership), the UN has been critical in bringing together allies and enemies to talk rather than fight... the porpuse of its creation. With more and more rogue states popping up, a unified global front will be especially important, and only a body like the UN can provide that.

Of course, the US has decided to be represented at this all important global stage by a man who has dismissed its importance. Would you hire me for a job at a company I didn't think was very important? Come on, that's ridiculous. THis is yet another example of Herr President's gross abuse of power. I can only hope that the appointment of a guy who looks like my former high school physics teacher to international diplomacy doesn't come back to haunt us.