Big talk about spreading democracy & Bush ducks Congress, installs Bolton

[bigtree]

Just like he installed the 'authorities' in Iraq and Afghanistan. So much for the democratic process. This headline says it all:

Bush sidesteps Senate, installs Bolton as U.N. ambassador

The only reason Bush gives a shit about a man in the U.N. is because Bolton has dissed the body and will work to undermine the institution.

I'm glad they carried the announcement live on the networks so the American people can see the fascists in action. That's right, fascists. How far do they have to go before we can put the hat on them?

Goddamn creep is destroying my country.

[ewagner]

1. Arrogance!

Just pure arrogance!

This is OVER THE LINE Dubya! :grr: :grr:

You want cooperation and civility on your Supreme Court nominees? FORGET IT!

Disrespect breeeds disrespect!

[Inland]

3. Proves that "cooperation" is that heads I win, tails you lose propostion.

Cooperate and be nice by confirming, or I'll just do it anyway.

[MadHound]

6. I agree with the sentiment, however

With many Dems already hinting at OKing Roberts, it seems to me that the Dems will simply roll over and take this one too. What is needed in this country is a real opposition party, but sadly that no longer seems to be the Dems.

[bryant69]

2. Well you have to understand what Democracy means to Bush

In Bush's mind, Democracy means He gets his way!

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[lonestarnot]

4. Installed by the twice selected!

[KharmaTrain]

5. "Permanent Representative"???

I'm sure there had to be some laughs at U.N. headquarters when they heard that one.

Honestly, I'm glad that meester boosh named this slimebucket. At least he's in the open when all the crap about his involvement in Plame and other treasonous actions come to light. He won't be able to hide in some think tank or PAC...but will be in plain sight as the poster boy for how inept, corrupt and treasonous the booosh regime is.

[earthboundmisfit]

15. Since when has a UN ambassador EVER been referred to

as a "permanent representative"? That description creeps me out big time...

[KharmaTrain]

16. Exactly...Why Those Words?

This was a real lame "in-your-face" attempt I assume. Meester boosh is gonna show us all he's in charge and doesn't care if Bolton is the sleeziest slug on the planet, he's going to the U.N. Nyeh, nyeh.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

7. This might be the straw that breaks the camels (**'s) back. It would

be even sweeter if Bolton gets implicated in Traitorgate.

[kennedy867]

8. Karl Rove is..........

Karl Rove is really the one who appointed Bolton! Bush is just a puppet! Blame the message not the messenger!

[Norquist Nemesis]

11. Rove most certainly stamped an approval on the nomination

But I think this was originally Cheney's appointment.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

18. I would think Cheney would have selected him, not Rove. And welcome

to DU! :hi:

[Norquist Nemesis]

9. Bolton's likely a co-conspirator

and this post is his 'reward'. THAT's what this is about, IMO. Bush is protecting his own interests by rewarding Bolton through the path of least resistance...or rather, NO resistance with a recess appointment.

So, promises made/promises kept. We've been repeatedly told that Bush "is a man of his word". If he really and truly believed John Bolton was the best person, he would have fought this in a much different way. He could have chosen to use the majority power in the Senate to strongarm for votes, make John Bolton his WH BBQ Buddy for photo ops, even do a prime time address to appeal to the 'Marikun People.

He whimped out. And THAT is really what every Democrat should be talking about for a day or two. This "tough" "War President" chose to whimp out on another nominee because he didn't have the cajones for the fight.

[Sparkman]

13. Like many spoiled aristocrats, gutless-they use others to do hard lifting!

From Bush's four failed "inheritance" companies to his jet-jock phony image to his "bring em on" bravado, causing others to suffer for his miserable FAILUREs.

[FreedomAngel82]

23. Exactly

And you are right. He promotes those who do the most for him. This is why I believe Bolton was heavily involved in the Plame/Wilson case. George Tenet was and got the medal of freedom. John Bolton did facts and policey and is going to get a job at the UN. I believe his job at the UN is to discredit them all. When they want to go to Iran Bolton will say all the UN officials are lying just like with Iraq and the sheeple will all go "uh huh George Bush is a God-fearing man. He wouldn't lie to us uh huh" and show support and any democrat who goes against Iran will be "soft on terrorism". I saw yesterday on a CNN scroll that they are going to possibly be pulling out of Iraq (withdrawing) in the spring time of 2006 so it'll be just in time for the midterms. So then the people will be happy and once they get settled in by the end of the year we'll be going into Iran. Only thing I wonder is if they will do another attack. :\ Just like the build up for Iraq was timed perfectly for the 2002 midterms. :mad:

[Sparkman]

10. These neocons came from the REAGAN WH...same undemocratic idealogy.

Look at how they manipulated the Iran-Contra prohibition by the 1982 Boland Amendment, with Oliver North and Reagan ignoring the congress.
Their war against Nicuragua left that country the second poorest in the Americas. John Bolton's "appointment" resmbles Bush's appointment by the 2000 supreme court. Democracy, friends, is no friend to the Republicanistas! Not to demean the anti-Fascist Sandinistas, but it rolls of the tongue nicely.

[1democracy]

12. Can't some in the Senate refuse to recess to prevent this?

[Sparkman]

17. According to Feinstein's aide, NO. The leadership has to bring a motion

to the senate to do anything, like block the recess appointment.
A few stragglers from the minority (Dems) cannot do anything other than offer a proposal, which wouldn't go anywere w/o the leadership taking it further.
BESIDES, IT'S NOW A DONE DEAL, WITHIN THE LAST 1/2 HOUR.
The recess appointment process was to avoid crisis, for emergency actions in the Senate back when it took WEEKS TO TRAVEL BACK TO WASHINGTON and during a recess something important came up. The modern use of recess appointments is neither democratic nor immergency driven politics. Welcome to modern democracy, U.S. style!

[bigtree]

19. A simple majority vote could overcome the objection to recess

[City Lights]

14. The deranged chimp gets off on the thought of being a dictator.

"If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator."

He hates the democratic process.

[Flying Dream Blues]

20. His contempt for democracy is in everything he does.

This is no exception. This is not our country anymore, and the sooner we realize it, the better.

[soup]

21. Spreading Democracy. Condi says so, too. It's official.

Why do you want to fight it? Why do you hate the new freedom agenda?


Institutionalizing Democracy Promotion

The United States supports the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world. Functioning representative governments with the rule of law, economic opportunity and other tenets of a free society do not make fertile recruiting grounds for terrorists, do not produce massive outflows of refugees, do not cause famine, and do not war with other democracies. Advancing freedom requires comprehensive and tailored strategies to ensure that we are analyzing each unique situation, learning from successful—and unsuccessful—transitions to democracy, and using all of the tools at our disposal to address the many facets of democratization.

The Department is taking a range of steps to institutionalize its democracy promotion efforts at a high level, through the launching of several initiatives, which will result in the strengthening of the Department's assets from within. Some changes include:

* Rename the Under Secretary for Global Affairs, the Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs. This name change underscores the importance the Secretary places in advancing the President's Freedom Agenda.
* Launch a comprehensive review of the United States' democracy promotion strategies and the associated funding with the goal of enhancing and intensifying our activities in this area.
* Create a new Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy. The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor will get a new Deputy Assistant Secretary to streamline and centralize our democracy promotion efforts. >more:
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2005/50371.htm

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I swear, bigtree - they gonna have to institutionalize me pretty soon.

[FreedomAngel82]

22. Yep

Bolton's job is to destroy the UN and place Bush-bots in it. Anybody who doesn't go along with them will be threatned and all that.