Bush to bypass Senate to appoint Bolton

Originally posted by marg6043
You know Mr. Bolton been apointed to the UN is only going to last a short time, it will be another apointee in the time around.

His term lasts a minimum until:

Bush put Bolton on the job by means of a recess appointment, an avenue available when Congress is in recess. Under the Constitution, Bolton's appointment will last until a newly elected Congress takes office in January 2007.

The intention of recess appointments is to allow a critical post to be filled while Congress is on recess, to circumvent the necessity of a vote. Unfortunately it is used for other purposes, as we can see.

Congress bears much of the blame in the Bolton case since they refused to hold an up or down vote on his appointment. Bush merely used a political avenue that was available to him. Now the Dems will cry foul, when it is actually their fault for not voting in the first place.