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.
Bush continues to play the heavy, as his White House crumbles around him.
rkm
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Original source URL:
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/120406Z.shtml
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6257848,00.html
Bush Accepts Bolton's U.N. Resignation
Monday December 4, 2006 2:46 PM
AP Photo NY110
By TERENCE HUNT
AP White House Correspondent
WASHINGTON (AP) - Unable to win Senate confirmation, U.N. Ambassador John Bolton
will step down when his recess appointment expires soon, the White House said
Monday.
Bolton's nomination has languished in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for
more than a year, blocked by Democrats and several Republicans. Sen. Lincoln
Chafee, a moderate Republican who lost in the midterm elections Nov. 7 that
swept Democrats to power in both houses of Congress, was adamantly opposed to
Bolton.
President Bush gave Bolton the job temporarily in August 2005, while Congress
was in recess. But the appointment expires when Congress formally adjourns, no
later than early January.
Although Bush could not give Bolton another recess appointment, the White House
was believed to be exploring other ways of keeping him in the job, perhaps by
giving him a title other than ambassador. But Bolton informed the White House he
intended to leave when his current appointment expires, White House deputy press
secretary Dana Perino said.
Bush planned to meet with Bolton and his wife later Monday in the Oval Office.
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.
The White House resubmitted Bolton's nomination last month. But with Democrats
capturing control of the next Congress, his chances of winning confirmation
appeared slight. The incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, Democratic Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, said he saw ``no point in
considering Mr. Bolton's nomination again.''
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