John McCain on Bolton recess appointment: "I would support it" [View All]

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Bush administration has no choice but to name John Bolton as UN ambassador during a Congressional recess, influential opposition Senator Joseph Biden said.

"Right now, it's the only way" to get Bolton to the United Nations, said Biden, who has been among the most vocal opponents of the controversial administration nominee who has been a harsh UN critic and favors a hardline toward Iran and North Korea.

The nomination, met with skepticism even among Bush's own Republicans, would normally be confirmed by the Senate, but Democrats have managed to stall Bolton's several times.

The White House hinted Monday that President George W. Bush could give Bolton a recess appointment, which would install him at the United Nations until a new Congress convenes in January 2007. "I would support it. It's the president's prerogative," Republican Senator John McCain said Tuesday of the move, which would amount to an end-run around Congressional opposition.

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