Someone has to ask Bush or McClellan how Bolton is going to reform the UN

Because they keep repeating that that's why they want him there. What the fuck is Hothead going to do to get the UN to reform? Bang his shoe on the table? Throw papers at Kofi Anan? :wtf:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/31/politics/31TEXT-BUSH.html?pagewanted=print

QUESTION: I wonder if you could address their demands for ongoing documents in the case of Mr. Bolton's nomination, as well as what many Republicans have now criticized as a pervasive attitude of filibustering on behalf of the opposition on Capitol Hill.


BUSH: You know, I thought John Bolton was going to get an up-or- down vote on the Senate floor, just like he deserves an up-or-down vote on the Senate floor. And clearly he's got the votes to get confirmed.


And so I was disappointed that once again the leadership there in the Senate didn't give him an up-or-down vote.


And the reason it's important to have an up-or-down vote is because we need to get our ambassador to the United Nations to help start reforming that important organization.


BUSH: As I mentioned to you, I think, at the press conference in the East Room that the reason I picked Bolton is he's a no-nonsense kind of fellow who can get things done. And we need to get something done in the United Nations.


This is an organization which is important, it can help a lot in therms of the democracy movement. It can help deal with conflict and civil war. But it's an organization that is beginning to lose the trust of the American people, that hadn't already, and therefore we need to restore that trust.


We pay over $2 billion a year into the United Nations and it makes sense to have somebody there who is willing to say to the United Nations, Why don't you reform? Let's make sure that the body works well and there's accountability and taxpayers' money is spent wisely.


BUSH: And it's important that people in America trust the United Nations, and Bolton will be able to carry that message.


Now, in terms of the request for documents, I view that as just another stall tactic, another way to delay, another way to not allow Bolton to get an up-or-down vote.


We've answered questions after questions after questions. Documents were sent to the Intelligence Committee. The Intelligence Committee reviewed the NSA intercept process and confirmed that, you know, Bolton did what was right.


So it's just a stalling tactic.


BUSH: And I would hope that when they get back that they stop stalling and give the man a vote, just give him a simple up-or-down vote.

Voila, reform

Reform = bullying into submission. :eyes: