[gampy]

I am the walrus....koo koo kajoo!

See how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly...

[AgentR]

Why is this even interesting? Were there any people in the country that thought Bolton would get a confirmation vote after being given a recess appointment?

Its good material for the press I suppose...

The real question is whether Bush goes with a gentler nominee for his last two years. Do a bad cop then good cop routine for the UN; could help to make some still relatively extreme positions seem much less harsh. Wonder if any (R) ex-governors or Senators might fit the bill....

[rogerhb]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AgentR', 'W')onder if any (R) ex-governors or Senators might fit the bill....

[DesertBear2]

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')The real question is whether Bush goes with a gentler nominee for his last two years. Do a bad cop then good cop routine for the UN; could help to make some still relatively extreme positions seem much less harsh.

[AdamB]

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So perhaps the dominant wing of the Deep State is finally willing to cut a deal with Trump. To many observers, the appointment of John Bolton as national security advisor is the functional equivalent of appointing the Anti-Christ--or maybe worse. Indeed, these observers would, when comparing the two, find grudging favor with the Anti-Christ. Bolton is a founding member of the neoliberal, neoconservative, neo-colonial interventionist Globalist wing of the Deep State. The antipathy he inspires is partly due to the enjoyment he takes in wielding power. (Note that the Anti-Christ is not a victim--he enjoys being the Anti-Christ.) This wing of the Deep State, unquestionably in charge until the election of Donald Trump, finds Trump, well, interesting. Trump can congratulate Vladdy Putin on his shoo-in re-election one day and eject a bunch of Russian diplomats the next. This sort of non-linear, non-ideologically pure "policy"