Is John Bolton Worthless?

Yup.

Okay, maybe not ~intrinsically~... but as an ambassador? Total bat squeeze [props to Malloy for that phrase].

I'm on a petition-posting roll, baby.

Please sign this one that urges senators to vote against John Bolton's UN Ambassadorship nomination.

Here's the case against him (from the StopJohnBolton.com site):

1. Bolton doesn't think he has to follow American intelligence reports; his Administration superior disagreed.

http://feingold.senate.gov/~feingold/statements/05/05/2005526836.html

2. Bolton misled the Senate about punishing a dissenter while under oath.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=8536541

3. The Bush administration refuses to release information on Bolton's background.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4648850

4. Bolton does not believe in diplomacy.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7577473/site/newsweek/page/2/

5. Good neighbors make good fences.

In 1998 he even spoke against the payment of any further U.S. dues to the world body.

http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=413729

6. Effective Diplomat? Bolton chased and threw objects at a colleague that disagreed with him.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4648850

7. John Bolton does not believe that your vote counts.

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/0715-01.htm

I signed it.