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2006-12-04 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by Fred 2006-12-04 13:29|| || Front Page|| [11143 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Thanks, John - a job very very well done. Dunno know you stood it, though...

Posted by .com 2006-12-04 13:41|| 2006-12-04 13:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Damn shame. He's the best thing that ever happened to the UN.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-04 13:51|| 2006-12-04 13:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Dittos,

one more shameful political episode concerning the UN, that the one of our best Americans who tirelessly represented our interests against UN corruption and slime could be betrayed by DemoCrap polititions says it all.

Merry Christmas John!

Posted by RD 2006-12-04 13:54|| 2006-12-04 13:54|| Front Page Top

#4
Here is a man that I could support for President.

As goes the world, so goes our Nation.

Freedom lost; socialism won.

Posted by Master of Obvious 2006-12-04 13:57|| 2006-12-04 13:57|| Front Page Top

#5 You all know Bolton cant be Christmas appointed a second time. Even if he could Mike wasnt going to get paid and quite frankly working in New York is expensive. With no end in sight (Harry Reid hates him as much as he hates America) dealing with the Dhimmicrats, Bolton said good bye Im out of here.

What is interesting to note is that Boltons number two, Chris Burnham has left also. Partially out of disgust. Donald Trump was in Chriss office telling him it was going to take $700,000,000 to redo the UN building. A figure that Burnham may have thought was high to start out with. Realistically with all the red tape the UN remodel is going to take a $1,000,000,000 (yes folks a billion and we are paying half of it. Burnham not wanting to sit on this pile of BS left with his head held high and has taking a job with a German bank (Deutsche Bank).

From a phone interview I had in DC over lunch.

Posted by Icerigger 2006-12-04 14:22|| 2006-12-04 14:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Good riddance.

Neeeext. And faster please!

Posted by Slomoque Shinemp1807 2006-12-04 14:43|| 2006-12-04 14:43|| Front Page Top

#7 Lol.

Posted by .com 2006-12-04 14:45|| 2006-12-04 14:45|| Front Page Top

#8 No sweat. Next recess appointment for Amnassador Nyet.

Posted by ed 2006-12-04 14:45|| 2006-12-04 14:45|| Front Page Top

#9 Many of us gnash our teeth around here over many things, most of them serious, but this episode really shakes my basic confidence in many things. The guy was not just an effective rep, he was by far the most articulate and effective spokesman for sanity and the USG on the world stage. He could shut down a silly journalistic line of questioning with one firm, colorful, unanswerable reply. Only Rummy came close in terms of public communication.

He was so much more savvy about the world we live in than 90% of his lightweight Senate detractors that they really couldn't even speak in the same terms. His confirmation hearings were a low-point (no mean feat) in current congressional input to foreign policy (he got mad at people? he was harsh with subordinates? are effing kidding me?). His inability to get a floor vote is greatly under-appreciated in terms of the disastrous and amazing departure it represents from almost all US history of executive-congressional interaction on foreign policy. It's a watershed - of the most perilous, and tawdry, variety.

That such mediocre and unqualified twits (many of my personal acquaintance) could get jobs in the Clinton years - eff them up royally - and now Bolton can't even get a vote on the floor ..... things are really very depressing if you look at them squarely. So I won't, for now .....

Posted by Verlaine 2006-12-04 14:47|| 2006-12-04 14:47|| Front Page Top

#10 The RATs favor a girlie man at that position. They want a weak UN Ambassador that genuflects to the mindless leftist drivel that is the UN lingua franca.

Posted by Clolutle Slans5753 2006-12-04 14:57|| 2006-12-04 14:57|| Front Page Top

#11 The case for CW-II gets clearer every day. It will accelerate over the next 2 years. Bolton's fate will be a relative minor blip, though it's actually a huge loss for the US - just as Verlaine says.

No one will be acceptable to the Senate that is acceptable to Americans who know the UN is our enemy.

I'd wish for ed to be right: appoint Captain Nyet... but it won't happen.

I wonder what sort of total fucking wormy cheesedick will eventually replace Bolton...

Posted by .com 2006-12-04 15:02|| 2006-12-04 15:02|| Front Page Top

#12 Lol - answered while I was typing. Can't beat Rantburg.

Thx, Clolutle Slans5753, lol.

Posted by .com 2006-12-04 15:11|| 2006-12-04 15:11|| Front Page Top

#13 Maybe we will get lucky and Bush is gonna close the UN....

I know, I'm dreaming...

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2006-12-04 15:39|| 2006-12-04 15:39|| Front Page Top

#14 Of course he will.
Note anybody the Dems might want to grill forever in the house and senate is quiting.

Expect to see more.

Nobody wants to face the coming Inquisition by the Hate America Democrats of the Left Coast and the east coast Dean-e-acks.

Expect endless Inquistion for 2 years.
Followed by a nuke in our cities and a totally destroyed executive branch.

Welcome to the "Court of Nancy"

Posted by 3dc 2006-12-04 15:58|| 2006-12-04 15:58|| Front Page Top

#15 The case for CW-II gets clearer every day.

Lol! You have no idea.

Are you gonna go postal soon?

Posted by Floper Javirt7795 2006-12-04 16:49|| 2006-12-04 16:49|| Front Page Top

#16 Bush should leave the post vacant.

Posted by RWV 2006-12-04 16:52|| 2006-12-04 16:52|| Front Page Top

#17 What's Ann Coulter doing for the next year?

Posted by DMFD 2006-12-04 16:53|| 2006-12-04 16:53|| Front Page Top

#18 Leave the post vacant.

Posted by Shipman 2006-12-04 16:56|| 2006-12-04 16:56|| Front Page Top

#19 Spot on, Verlaine. There are times I bitch and whine . . . and there are times my stomach turns over and my petty bitching ceases. At those times, I go for a good hard run and thank J.C. I still can, because the future this portends will not be for the weak.

Posted by exJAG 2006-12-04 18:19|| 2006-12-04 18:19|| Front Page Top

#20 I totally agree with Master O, "Here is a man that I could support for President."

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2006-12-04 18:20|| 2006-12-04 18:20|| Front Page Top

#21 More's the pity that Bush hasn't the courage to feed Bolton a script regarding the impending nuclear decimation of the Middle East that can then be plausibly denied as Bolton's parting shot at the UN. This was a perfect opportunity to read Islam the riot act.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-04 19:52|| 2006-12-04 19:52|| Front Page Top

#22 What's Ann Coulter doing for the next year?

Rumors have her chained to my guest room's futon.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-04 19:54|| 2006-12-04 19:54|| Front Page Top

#23 Zenster, Re: #21 - Gawd that is a dumb post. It has nothing to do with courage - and everything to do with the fact that you're just jerking off in the blogosphere for shits & grins - while Bush lives in the real world.

Posted by .com 2006-12-04 20:03|| 2006-12-04 20:03|| Front Page Top

#24 .com, are you still of complete faith that Bush will definitely attack Iran? Just curious.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-04 20:24|| 2006-12-04 20:24|| Front Page Top

#25 Yes. I watched his interview with Brit Hume today. He's not "embattled" or "in retreat" or any of the other MSM meme-mongering crap. He is who he is and it hasn't changed. That will infuriate many, since he's still not their clone, but there it is. He's still the same guy who says what he means and means what he says. Boggle that.

And #21 is stillI> dumb as dirt.

Posted by .com 2006-12-04 20:27|| 2006-12-04 20:27|| Front Page Top

#26 Tag frag...
And #21 is still dumb as dirt.

Posted by .com 2006-12-04 20:28|| 2006-12-04 20:28|| Front Page Top

#27 Leave the post empty. That will piss off the Dems, and it's not like the UN matters anyway.

Posted by Omush Hupineck4173 2006-12-04 20:41|| 2006-12-04 20:41|| Front Page Top

#28 That's tempting, lol, and would make for some interesting symbolism and Moonbat Meltdown... but we need a placeholder, the Captain Nyet, to torpedo everything that comes down the pike.

Since we can't have a strong voice for the US and sanity in general, then I agree with ed's #8 - I just wonder about the crap that will come down the line during the congressional session. I presume there will still be someone in the delegation who can deliver the Nyets during that period.

Posted by .com 2006-12-04 20:48|| 2006-12-04 20:48|| Front Page Top

#29 He's not "embattled" or "in retreat" or any of the other MSM meme-mongering crap.

And neither have I said anything of the sort. I'm just with OldSpook in wondering why Bush has not used his bully pulpit to more adequately address how the Religion of Peace [spit] is anything but that. Speculations that Rice is behind Olmert's appeasement of the Palestinians certainly do not help but I'm more than willing to attribute that to the Israeli jellyfish all by himself.

I still hope that Bush will have the moral integrity to dismantle Iran's nuclear program. To that extent, I'm still committed to defending Bush in every way possible should he face impeachment or any other sort of prosecution for such an act.

Nonetheless, Bush's ongoing amelioration of Islam's threat continues to concern me and it is not an unknown tactic to employ an end-of-term underling to expound upon speculative policy that is later denied as official.

For Bolton to suggest that the MME (Muslim Middle East) might face nuclear counterattack for continued terrorist activity is nowhere out of the question in light of Ahmadinejad's constant threats of using atomic weapons against America.

Finally, this is Rantburg and it is all about the rants. I'm confident you can sort out those which are based in fact and those which are of a more speculative nature. If not, that might more of your own problem than mine.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-04 20:58|| 2006-12-04 20:58|| Front Page Top

#30 If you wanna rant, then use the tags. I'm sure you're capable of doing it. Otherwise, I'll take your comments as posted and make fun of stupidity as I see fit.

Posted by .com 2006-12-04 21:03|| 2006-12-04 21:03|| Front Page Top

#31 In other words, you're completely willing to ignore my previous posts that you've agreed with in order to dispute ones that are easily interpreted as musings. Fine. Duly noted.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-04 21:09|| 2006-12-04 21:09|| Front Page Top

#32 You're the most disingenuous ass on Rantburg. Comment Coward. Kanard King.

#21 is a silly stupid post.

#24 is your attempt to distract attention, to move to a nice gray area where you can pontificate - and we'll all forget about #21.

#29 employs:
a) Call on Allies (whether real or not).
b) Suck up to perceived power figure.
c) Associate yourself and gain whatever positive response that generates.
d) Substantiate distraction / keep focus on safe gray point.
e) Post lotsa text. "Wow, he posted more so he must know what he's talking about / be right."

#31 is a Plea for Sympathy / Trash the Critic.

All you had to say was, "Um, yeah, a little over the top. That's what I wish he'd do with his last day." And everyone would've agreed, including me.

You don't use any tags because if it flies, if you get Attaboys, then you're a Star - your whole fucking reason for being here - adulation, recognition, attention. If it flops, you can start spinning and dropping flares, as noted above, hoping no one gets a lock-on.

Pay a therapist and leave the rest of us out of it.

Posted by .com 2006-12-04 21:35|| 2006-12-04 21:35|| Front Page Top

#33 Zenster, don'tcha know you're not supposed to write post implying that George II ain't perfect, you silly twit?

Posted by gromgoru 2006-12-04 21:48|| 2006-12-04 21:48|| Front Page Top

#34 Lol, grom. You're such a embittered bile-ridden dolt. Lol.

Posted by .com 2006-12-04 21:50|| 2006-12-04 21:50|| Front Page Top

#35 "Um, yeah, a little over the top. That's what I wish he'd do with his last day."

You mean just like when I've said that Bush may well wait until his last five minutes in office before launching an attack against Iran just to avoid any resultant impeachment proceedings? Garsh, what a coinkydink.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-04 22:11|| 2006-12-04 22:11|| Front Page Top

#36 I dunno - did you say that? Who cares. I skip most of your posts, nowadays.

Posted by .com 2006-12-04 22:15|| 2006-12-04 22:15|| Front Page Top

#37 #34,36
Of his modus operandi only this much I could gather: "Pears's shaving sticks will give you little taste and lots of lather."

Posted by gromgoru 2006-12-04 22:17|| 2006-12-04 22:17|| Front Page Top

#38 Lol. grom can read. Who'da thunk it.

Posted by .com 2006-12-04 22:18|| 2006-12-04 22:18|| Front Page Top

#39 Zen lay the fuvk off of Bush! He is perfect and if you ever say anything bad about him again,

Oh shit I'll bitch at you later, my neighbor just called and a horde of Mexicans are cuting down his fences and stealing his cattle.

Doh!

Posted by Icerigger 2006-12-04 22:20|| 2006-12-04 22:20|| Front Page Top

#40 Fuck off, Icerigger. Your BDS is well noted.

Posted by .com 2006-12-04 22:22|| 2006-12-04 22:22|| Front Page Top

#41 Just like mine supposedly is, except that when you threatened to go and pout if everyone didn't fall in with you and claim that I suffered from BDS, NO ONE did.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-04 22:25|| 2006-12-04 22:25|| Front Page Top

#42 Boanerges Blitzen, servant of the Queen,
Is a dismal failure -- is a Might-have-been.
In a luckless moment he discovered men
Rise to high position through a ready pen.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-12-04 22:26|| 2006-12-04 22:26|| Front Page Top

#43 Geez. The ankle-biters are out in force. Full moon?

Posted by .com 2006-12-04 22:28|| 2006-12-04 22:28|| Front Page Top

#44 And #21 is still dumb as dirt, fuckwittery and moonbattery notwithstanding. This post was about Bolton - before the zoomers flew out of the caves.

Posted by .com 2006-12-04 22:31|| 2006-12-04 22:31|| Front Page Top

#45 Why yes, it is a full moon.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats">Laurence of the Rats 2006-12-04 22:43|| 2006-12-04 22:43|| Front Page Top

#46 moonbattery notwithstanding

As in my open and honest admiration for Bolton while viewing his departure as a:

Damn shame. He's the best thing that ever happened to the UN.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-04 22:57|| 2006-12-04 22:57|| Front Page Top

#47 I couldn't agree more with that statement.

Posted by .com 2006-12-04 23:02|| 2006-12-04 23:02|| Front Page Top

#48 Then maybe you should consider trying to find some common ground. You're not obliged to in any sense of the word but you chase a lot of people out of the ~~pup~~ tent with your intolerance.

I arrived at this site calling Bush "Shrub" and disregarding the 2000 election as corrupt (which I still believe it to be). Yet, somehow, I am willing to view Bush as America's legitimate president in 2004. Go figure. If you are not able to grasp that sort of evolution in honorable opponents, the tent you maintain might just not be large enough for a winning congregation.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-04 23:40|| 2006-12-04 23:40|| Front Page Top

#49 Your entrance was quite a non-event. Your acceptance of the elections is irrelevant. It's not about you.

If you make statements, you get criticized on their content. That was stupid comment in #21.

Then, because you're fucking incapable of ever backing off, you played a shitty game of propaganda BS on this thread and I called you on it. Everything I said is true. Every fucking word.

Now you're saying I should seek common ground. You say you're an honorable opponent. You imply I need to chill to build a congregation - or whatever the fuck that was supposed to mean. Probably an appeal to Fred to smack me down or something.

I disagree with all of your notions. I have called you out for your crap - and you wanna hudna. Fuck you. You're not honorable, you're a coward who never gives up because your ego is enormous.

If I am harming RB for calling a shithead a shithead, then Fred will stomp my ass - and you can continue being a disingenuous shit who never, ever, comes clean.

Posted by .com 2006-12-04 23:54|| 2006-12-04 23:54|| Front Page Top

23:54 .com
23:48 Zenster
23:40 Zenster
23:30 Anonymoose
23:12 ed
23:07 ex-lib
23:06 KBK
23:03 ed
23:02 .com
22:57 Zenster
22:56 trailing wife
22:55 49 Pan
22:52 Zenster
22:50 ex-lib
22:48 Zenster
22:46 ex-lib
22:45 .com
22:44 ed
22:43 Laurence of the Rats
22:42 BA
22:41 Zenster
22:39 ed
22:38 .com
22:33 gromgoru