Comments on: Peggy Noonan on John Bolton

By: Anderson

Anderson — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:07:02 +0000

Bithead: "And by the wayâ¦ if a personality cult is all Bushâs other appointees are, and theyâre all incompetant boobs, explain why theyâre so successful, and why they ahve the support of the people?" (1) "So successful"? At what? Good god. (2) "why they have the support of the people"? What do you think a "personality cult" is, Bithead? The evidence against Bolton are pretty tremendous, but those who say "oh, he's just rude" obviously are bored by evidence. Comrade Bush has said Bolton is a good man; thus, we support Bolton.

By: Jim Henley

Jim Henley — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:02:13 +0000

I must conclude from the above comments that we have amoung us those who would like to see the UN continue their path of anti americanism that has been the theme of the UN to date.

Of course you must.

By: Bithead

Bithead — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:45:57 +0000

And by the way... if a personality cult is all Bush's other appointees are, and they're all incompetant boobs, explain why they're so successful, and why they ahve the support of the people?

Sorry, no sale, Kappiy. Not even close.

By: Alex Knapp

Alex Knapp — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:44:06 +0000

A) "Cleaning up" the U.N. isn't his job description. B) Even if it was, the man simply IS NOT COMPETENT. He's lied under oath, hid information from his superiors, abused his subordinates, and ignored vital intelligence. The man would be fired from a McDonald's, for Christ's sake!

By: Bithead

Bithead — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:44:04 +0000

I would say, given the state of the UN, it's about time we got someone in there with a temper.

Hmmmm?

By: herb

herb — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:00:22 +0000

I must conclude from the above comments that we have amoung us those who would like to see the UN continue their path of anti americanism that has been the theme of the UN to date.

Bolton is the kind of guy that will let the UN know just how worthless they really are, and that is what America needs.

For those who are pro UN, don't be so free with my money that has supported this disgraceful bunch af anti american, crooked and pro terrorist group of horses rear ends.

The UN is sorely in need of a good house cleaning and Bolton is the guy that can do it

By: Alex Knapp

Alex Knapp — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:28:00 +0000

And by the "above," I mean the other two commentators.

By: Alex Knapp

Alex Knapp — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:27:37 +0000

Agreed with the above. Bolton's flaw is that he's willing to play political games with intelligence, either by hiding it from his superiors or ignoring it to give speeches, and firing those who criticize him for it.

What more do you need?

By: Kappiy

Kappiy — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:22:08 +0000

Who cares about Bolton's temper? The guy is incompetent--that's his flaw. He doesn't have the capacity to distinguish facts that don't fit into his worldview. The whole personality angle is typical of Bush apointees and Bush's justification for them. Their actual record is unimportant. Rice, Gonzalez,Wolfowitz, Medal of Freedom winners Bremer and Tenet are all examples of a willful ignorance of record in favor of commending people because they're "a good man."

By: Jim Henley

Jim Henley — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:06:00 +0000

But that's not his chief flaw. That's his apologists' spin on his chief flaw. Two different things.