Reply #43: snip from Washington Post about the hearing [View All]

[ginnyinWI]

includes the Kerry-relevant part: :)

<<<Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) dismissed the significance of the dispute, saying that "I think we ought to focus on the big picture." He said Bolton has the experience, knowledge and background to head the U.S. mission to the United Nations and that President Bush selected "the absolute perfect person for the job."

U.S. taxpayers care less about an internal State Department dispute than they do about getting a return for U.S. investment in the United Nations, Allen said. He said Bolton's appointment at this juncture is "an opportunity to eliminate waste" in the institution.

But Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) told Bolton that in view of the "massive intelligence failure" that preceded the U.S. invasion of Iraq, senior administration officials should not be retaliating against subordinates whose intelligence assessments turn out to be accurate.

"I think the American people deserve to have people who are correct not be fired, but rewarded," Kerry said. >>>