It looks like President Bush is thinking pretty hard about using his a recess appointment to get John Bolton seated in the UN this fall. With Iran a few steps away from going nuclear, North Korea's continued obfuscation in the Six party talks, Syria playing its old tricks, and countless actions horrific actions occurring throughout the world, we need a person who like Bolton who will stand up to these evil acts and push the UN to get off their duffs and address these problems. The UN has lolly-gagged in a morass of nothingness for well too long and needs a strong voice in the tradition of Moynihan and Kirkpatrick to shake the cob-webs loose from the rafters of Turtle Bay. Unfortunately, this powerful voice faces an insurmountable brick wall that has been constructed by certain members of the Senate. With this at hand, I'd have to say that the President has no other path of recourse but to use his executive authority and make a recess appointment. I think The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review put it best in today's editorial when they noted:
There right now are matters of incredible import to the United States sitting before the United Nations. And this country needs the kind of no-nonsense representation that John Bolton will offer. Right now.I second that motion.
A recess appointment is a constitutionally prescribed way for a president to fill a vacancy. An appointment now would put Bolton on the job until the 110th Congress convenes in January 2007. And it would send a strong message to Democrats and Republicans alike that obstruction solely for obstruction's sake will not be tolerated.
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