There is a lot of turmoil around Washington on the Bolton recess appointment story that the Washington Post ran today.

The White House rethought its plan to appoint John Bolton as U.S.

A TWN reader just sent me this CNN Inside Politics transcript of an interview with Michael Isikoff. (I can’t hyperlink well from France so will try and do so later) CROWLEY: Right.

I was there this morning, and the bulls are very big, very fast, very feisty, and the horns are sharp. I didn’t get gored or trampled, though I saw about a dozen people get run over, three people tossed by horns, and witnessed one broken wrist.

TWN has posted a great deal in the past about James Woolsey and his personal enrichment in a network of national security-oriented firms, investment funds, and other activities.

I’m not one to pile on to stories, but the Valerie Plame case is one in which someone in the White House — and perhaps more than one person — committed a serious crime.

Reuters’ Donna Smith has filed a very good article on the role blogs are playing in the arena of political commentary and research. She notes that the last time there was a Supreme Court nomination, there were no blogs and consdiders their role in the upcoming battle.

TWN is on a transatlantic flight right now trying to deal with the fact that sleep is impossible for this writer on these planes. I have been giving some thought to the battle over John Bolton’s nomination as Ambassador to the United Nations — and the implications for other political battles ahead.

The next three weeks will be amazing. Stay tuned. John Bolton is now quite a low priority for the White House. Open thread.

Have fun. . .I am going to a meeting to discuss strategy in launching some new foreign policy initiatives. I’ll be on line from France. But until then, learn from each other.