Contributed by: filbert Tuesday, August 02 2005 @ 07:47 AM CST
WSJ’s OpinionJournal[*1] ponders why it took so long:
The post had been vacant for six months. Senate Democrats, under the “leadership” of Joe Biden and Chris Dodd, have prolonged and thwarted every attempt to hold a vote on Mr. Bolton, who of course would have been confirmed had his name reached the Senate floor. No wild accusation was ever proved, other than that he sought the removal of two intelligence analysts for incompetence and insubordination. Notably, both the 9/11 Commission and Robb-Silberman Commission said policy makers have a responsibility to question and challenge intelligence analysts.
Does anyone really doubt that the UN needs some serious tough love right now?