John Bolton Resigns

This reminds me of It's a Wonderful Life.

I'm thinking of the part of the movie where George Bailey saw what life was like for his friends and loved ones if he had never been born.

Bedford Falls was a dark place and the people were bitter, angry, sad, or all of the above.

As we all know, George, just one person, learned that he had a dramatic and positive influence on so many people.

The resignation of John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the UN makes me think of that.

We're getting a glimpse of what life is like without a Republican majority in Congress.

We're not in Bedford Falls anymore. We're in Pottersville.



We have a stellar ambassador in John Bolton. He's EXACTLY the type of individual we need speaking for the U.S. at the corrupt, terrorist-appeasing, anti-Israel UN.

But the Democrats have decided to flex their atrophied muscles and block his nomination.

From the Associated Press:

Unable to win Senate confirmation, U.N. Ambassador John Bolton will step down when his temporary appointment expires within weeks, 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.

Critics have questioned Bolton's brusque style and whether he could be an effective public servant who could help bring reform to the U.N.

President Bush, in a statement, said he was "deeply disappointed that a handful of United States senators prevented Ambassador Bolton from receiving the up or down vote he deserved in the Senate."

"They chose to obstruct his confirmation, even though he enjoys majority support in the Senate, and even though their tactics will disrupt our diplomatic work at a sensitive and important time," Bush said. "This stubborn obstructionism ill serves our country, and discourages men and women of talent from serving their nation."

...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."

What a mistake!

What a horrible mistake!

I completely agree with President Bush. The Dems are obstructing for obstruction's sake.

Before they took the majority, the scenario was SO different.

Remember the Bolton nomination hearing this past summer?

Read about how John Kerry and Russ Feingold made complete fools of themselves.

At that time, Bolton's confirmation seemed certain.

All was right with the world.

Now that's changed.

The Dems are tossing out a qualified and effective ambassador.

Why?

Because they can.

This is just the beginning of the nightmare.



George Bailey was never born. We're not in Bedford Falls anymore.

We're living in Pottersville and it's no movie.