Quotes about bolton (16 Quotes)


    If the president recess-appoints John Bolton, I can understand why, because he's been waiting a long time to get the person that he believes is best to represent his administration at the U. N.

    ... Remember, the most damaging evidence about Mr. Bolton came from 15 members of the Bush administration. You've got 102 former ambassadors, many of them Republicans, coming out of the Reagan and Bush years, that urged us not to confirm Mr. Bolton. This chief of staff of Colin Powell said he'd make a horrible ambassador for the United States.

    There's been a list of witnesses who have come forward -- seven different people who corroborated that Mr. Bolton tried to fire a defense analyst. Not just one -- seven different people, all within this administration.


    I'm honored that Ambassador John Bolton would agree to read a copy of my book. Ambassador Bolton understands that the United Nations is an institution desperately in need of reform, and I hope that he and the UN employees who have read my book will be able to continue bringing about change within the organization.


    Robbie, I am sure, would benefit from that if he came along but that is pure speculation, we've not even discussed it. I don't look after the football, but I'm sure Sam is interested in somebody who can score 13 goals in 14 games against Bolton. At least he would stop scoring against us if he played for us.


    If I were John Bolton, I'd take great consolation in the words of my principal supporter on the committee, who gave a ringing endorsement, which was, There is no evidence that he has broken any laws.

    The worst abuse of process is that the United States senators the majority of which were for John Bolton were denied the opportunity to have the fairness of an up or down vote, ... What they ought to be doing, instead of diminishing and criticizing John Bolton, they ought to get behind him.

    What happens when our ambassador has to stand up and make the case on intelligence relating to Iraq and North Korea ... Do you think John Bolton is going to be believed And do you think it matters I think it matters a great deal.

    Gary Speed is a fantastic example of a player who has kept himself fit and looked after himself - he has benefited from the attention to detail at Bolton and the medical services.

    While not officially announcing a recess appointment yesterday, White House press secretary Scott McClellan left little doubt at his briefing that Bush would make such a move, noting that Bolton was needed to push through changes at the world body. It's a critical time to be moving forward on this, ... The United Nations will be having their General Assembly meeting in September, and it's important that we get our permanent representative in place.


    Republican Sen. Tom Coburn, of Oklahoma showed exceptional emotional versatility, working a crossword puzzle during the hearing and then choking back a sob during a prosaic statement about partisanship, ... It was the biggest Senate choke-up since Sen. George V. Voinovich, R-Ohio, cried while opposing the nomination of the ambassador to the United Nations (John Bolton) - and Coburn has to get through three more days of hearings.

    Paula Abdul and Michael Bolton go way back. Back to when she was 7 - he used to baby-sit her. I had this couch and we pushed it up against the door to try to lock him out one night, ... used to call me a brat. I said he was the worst baby sitter in the world, but I actually loved him.




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