Bush Nominates Bolton to UN

President Bush has nominated John R. Bolton to be US Ambassador to the UN. Seems Bolton is a hard nosed type and has already pissed off North Korea and China. Two years ago, Bolton denounced North Korean leader Kim Jong Il as a "tyrannical dictator" and described life under the ruler as "a hellish nightmare." A North Korean spokesman fired back that "such human scum and bloodsucker is not entitled to take part in the talks" on North Korea's nuclear weapons program. The Sailor likes this guy already! The usual leftists and dem suspects are whining about this appointment. So expect a fight during confirmation. Fred Kaplan, over at Slate has this headline: Bush to U.N.: Drop Dead. It would seem Fred does not care for Bolton. I am sure I will have more on this later tonight or early tomorrow morning. - Sailor