Christian Bourge Queries Hagel; Bolton Facing Tough Hearing

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Check out this well-done UPI piece that queries Senator Chuck Hagel about the “Waxman Brief” on John Bolton. Senator Hagel’s public comments supporting Bolton’s nomination occurred before broad public awareness of the contents of a letter by Rep. Henry Waxman to Rep. Christopher Shays.

<em>PAYGO</em> and the Bolton Connection. . .More Related Than You Might Think

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Wouldn’t it be useful if outrageous political appointments could be “offset” by compulsory adjustments elsewhere in the administration? In other words, if the Bush administration wanted to invest a lot in John Bolton going to the United Nations as America’s Ambassador, then a corresponding offset of equal weight elsewhere in America’s foreign policy portfolio would…

John Danforth Made Honorary Chair of <em>Leadership League</em>

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John Danforth served about 8 months as America’s Ambassador to the United Nations — and I have just had information shared with me from someone close to him that he saw coming down the pike from Bush Central Command a combination of total disdain for the United Nations and recklessness about it that made his…