Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Current mood: annoyed
At the bronze, President Bush - He did a recess appointment of John Bolton as Ambassador to the United Nations. He did this appointment because he knew that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee would not approve of Mr. Bolton. John Bolton was a very vocal critic that called the U.N. an outdated governing body. Just the person to be our ambassador to them. John Bolton resigned today knowing that he would have no chance of keeping the job under the new Democratic Congress. What's worse is President Bush was trying to appoint him as assistant ambassador to the U.N., which does not require Congressional approval.
At the Silver, Kofi Annan - The outgoing U.N. Secretary General said today that the violence in Iraq is worse than Lebanon's Civil War. When asked directly if Iraq was in a civil war, he said "Almost." I'm sorry but if the violence is worse than a country that is already at civil war, what does that make Iraq?
The Winner, the Outgoing Republican majority Congress - As a last little fuck you to the American People, the outgoing Congress is planning on passing a bill legalizing offshore drilling in Alaska, removing an over 20 year old ban on it. They are also not going to bother passing the budget but instead file an extension for it until February. Talk about passing the buck...
The outgoing Republican majority Congress, Today's Worst Persons in the World!
