Bolton and the Donks

W elevated John Bolton to UN ambassador through the use of a recess appointment. As expected, the Dems are apoplectic.

First we have the Senate equivalent of Helen Thomas:

"It's sad that even while the president preaches democracy around the world, he bends the rules and circumvents the will of Congress in appointing our representative to the United Nations." — Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg

Um, Senator, the president was well within his rights and was elected by the people of this country to make appointments such as this. Congress chose to not let the elected members of that body vote, which to me is circumventing the will of the American people. You may go back to sleep now.

Next we have the senior Senator from Taxachussetts:

"The abuse of power and the cloak of secrecy from the White House continues. ... It's a devious maneuver that evades the constitutional requirement of Senate consent and only further darkens the cloud over Mr. Bolton's credibility at the U.N." — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (news, bio, voting record), D-Mass.

If I even have to comment on the inanity of that comment, you haven't been paying much attention.

And last but not least, the Honorable Jay Rockefeller:

"He is exactly the wrong person to send to the United Nations at a time when we are trying to rebuild our credibility around the world. ... I now fear that we have lost an important opportunity to help re-establish the United States' global role as a moral and responsible leader." — Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.

What credibility have we lost Senator? If we didn't respond to an attack on our soil that killed 3,000 citizens, our credibility would have been nil. As was proven when we turned tail and ran from Iran, Beirut, Somalia and the list goes on. Our credibility has returned.