John Bolton "bolts" from the UN (pun intended).

The embattled U. S. Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, John Bolton has "bolted" from the world body (pun intended). Read it here. A recess appointee for the past one year, it became clear to President Bush that Democrats (who now control both Houses of Congress) and a few vocal Republicans doomed Bolton's prospects for permanent confirmation. Without permanent confirmation, Bolton would have been constitutionally unable to draw a salary. I'm sure John Bolton loves his job very much and would love to serve his country, but who wants to do the job for free? Anyway, I hope the President picks someone with more tact and diplomacy and less confrontation and biligerance -- like my favorite person, Bush Senior's former Secretary of State, James A. Baker, 111.