[Mb-civic] Bush Sidesteps Senate, Installs Bolton as U.N. Envoy - Breaking News - Washington Post

[William Swiggard]

Bush Sidesteps Senate, Installs Bolton as U.N. Envoy

By Daniela Deane
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, August 1, 2005; 11:33 AM

President Bush sidestepped the U.S. Senate on Monday and installed 
controversial nominee John Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations, 
saying the post was "too important to leave vacant any longer."

Speaking at the White House, Bush said he was sending Bolton, a 
56-year-old lawyer, to the United Nations with his "complete confidence."

The appointment constituted what is known as a recess appointment. It 
ended a five-month impasse with Senate Democrats who had accused the 
conservative Bolton of twisting intelligence to suit a hawkish ideology 
and of abusing subordinates.

Bush has the power to fill vacancies without Senate approval while 
Congress is in recess. Under the Constitution, the recess appointment 
will last until the next session of Congress, which begins in January 2007.

<>Speaking at a White House Roosevelt Room ceremony flanked by the 
mustachioed Bolton and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Bush said 
that "a majority of U.S. senators agree that he is the right man for the 
job. Yet, because of partisan delaying tactics by a handful of senators, 
John was unfairly denied the up or down vote that he deserves."

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