December 8, 2005
ALGER HISS IS DEAD:
GOP supports Bolton threat (Stephen Dinan, December 8, 2005, THE WASHINGTON TIMES)
Congressional Republicans said they support Ambassador John R. Bolton's threat to block the U.N. budget unless it adopts reforms, and they are ready to back him up if changes aren't made.
"Whatever it takes," said Rep. Jeff Flake, Arizona Republican. "We desperately need to reform that body." [...]Should Mr. Bolton be foiled, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Tennessee Republican, will see what Congress can do to give Mr. Bolton extra tools to force reform, said Frist spokeswoman Amy Call.
"As Frist understands it, Bolton is not trying to shut the U.N. down, but simply spur it into action so that it can be a more effective institution," she said. "If the U.N. doesn't take action, we anticipate the Congress will increasingly involve itself in this issue as well."
Not to put too fine a point on it, but if it doesn't serve our interests why have it?
Congress will increasingly involve itself in this issue as well."
Now, that is scary.
Shades of Strom.
Posted by: Sandy P at December 8, 2005 5:12 PMI hope Senator Voinovich from Ohio doesn't start blubbering again.
Posted by: pchuck at December 8, 2005 5:37 PMWhat a delicious '06 issue this would make.
Posted by: Luciferous at December 8, 2005 5:40 PMI like this man more and more each day!
Posted by: obc at December 8, 2005 6:56 PM2006 campaign ad:
"Hi! I'm a liberal Democrat. I believe in the United Nations. It is the greatest hope for mankind".
(voiceover)
The UN which performs sexual abuse of African and Asian women and children? The UN which funnelled about $70 billion in Oil-for-Food money from Saddam Hussein to corrupt politicians and bureaucrats all over the world? The UN which allowed its "troops" to witness two instances of genocide during the 1990s? The UN which wants to take control of the Internet?
cut to John Kerry's quote about the global test, and finish with the liberal Democrat saying that America has flunked - and just what are the American voters going to do about it?
or cut to some foolish statement of Howard Dean's and then ask the viewers "why do liberal Democrats believe in the UN before they believe in the US.
Make them squeal.
Posted by: jim hamlen at December 8, 2005 8:57 PMBolton is not trying to shut the U.N. down
Dang! I knew I should have listened to all those Democrats who insisted Bolton was no good.
P.S.: Jim, nice commercial.
Posted by: Kirk Parker at December 9, 2005 12:53 AMI'll second that, Jim, very nice. Make them squeal indeed. Remember the one metric you need: If it would make the NYT editorial page screech deafeningly, it's a good thing.
Posted by: Tom at December 10, 2005 10:32 AM