Bush calls Bolton "good man," confirming he's an arrogant piece of slime

[BurtWorm]

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/21/politics/21cnd-bolton.html?ei=5094&en=55356160e48cadbb&hp=&ex=1114142400&partner=homepage&pagewanted=print&position=

April 21, 2005
Bush Urges Senate to 'Put Aside Politics' and Confirm Bolton
By DOUGLAS JEHL
and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG

ASHINGTON, April 21 - President Bush offered a vigorous defense today of John R. Bolton, his nominee for ambassador to the United Nations, signaling that the White House will fight for his confirmation in the face of wavering Republican support.

Mr. Bush used a gathering of insurance agents and brokers, where his scheduled address was on Social Security, to stand up for Mr. Bolton, whose nomination appears to be in danger.

"I welcome you to the nation's capital, where sometimes politics gets in the way of doing the people's business," Mr. Bush said early on. "Take John Bolton, the good man I nominated to represent our country at the United Nations.

"John's distinguished career in service to our nation demonstrates that he is the right man at the right time for this important assignment. I urge the Senate to put aside politics and confirm John Bolton to the United Nations."

Mr. Bolton, who is known to have the strong support of Vice President Dick Cheney, will have to wait until at least the second week of May before his nomination comes again before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which unexpectedly postponed a vote earlier this week after some Republican panel members expressed reservations about the nominee. The White House is clearly worried that support for him could further erode in the next two weeks.

[Oreo]

1. by politics does Bush mean common sense?

"I urge the Senate to put aside politics and confirm John Bolton to the United Nations."

dumbass

[BurtWorm]

3. That's what he always means!

:rofl:

[Kikosexy2]

2. He's trying...

to sell his SS scam to no avail and now Mr. Bolton....shows what a bad salesman Chimpie is.

[BuyingThyme]

4. I hadn't heard him use the "good man" strategy for a while.

That was his primary confirmation strategy from 2001.

Very comforting.

[FreedomAngel82]

5. The people's business?

Uh I think he means PNAC's business. Since Bolton is a member.

[quiet.american]

6. Didn't he call Bernard Kerik "a good man," too?

We all know how that worked out! Here's to deja vu.

[BurtWorm]

7. Maybe "good man" is Bush's kiss of death.

:patriot:

[quiet.american]

8. In the Orwellian world of Bushco, that could very well be true. n/t