John Bolton will be a thorn in the U.N.'s rump...

WaPo has an editorial outlining Bolton's history of taking a hard-ass line with the United Nations. Should make for some gratifying confrontations:

"[Sec. of State] Rice asserts that Bolton will be an outspoken, effective U.N. ambassador in the vein of Jeane Kirkpatrick and Daniel Patrick Moynihan. If his appointment serves to bring the United Nations' most rabid critics in Congress to heel, it may have some merit. Bolton could yet surprise his skeptics by giving "tough love" a whole new definition. To do so, he will have to be for the United Nations what Richard Nixon was for China: a hard-liner who effectively forged groundbreaking change. Those of us who believe the United States needs an effective, reformed United Nations can only hope he succeeds."

OpinionJournal praises Bolton and points to the already gathering (and insufficient) opposition on the Dem side, including one French-looking Mass. Senator:

"Of course, it would not do if Mr. Bolton's nomination wasn't greeted by the usual bellyaching of our supposed multilateralists. Sure enough, John Kerry obliged, calling the appointment "baggage we cannot afford" and reminding us why Americans prefer to call him Senator.

It is now 60 years since the San Francisco Conference inaugurated the U.N. In that time, U.S. interests have more often been stymied than advanced by our participation. But the U.N. has also been the place where past ambassadors such as Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Jeane Kirkpatrick made America's case. We expect Mr. Bolton will carry on in that tradition, and perhaps even rescue the U.N. from itself."

James Taranto's "Best of the Web" yesterday raises the big question? How many Democrat Senators will denounce him in a futile attempt at character assassination? In 2001, only seven Dems voted against him for Undersecretary of State - including the Hildebeast from NY. Will she have a change of heart for political reasons. Will others? Stay tuned...

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