"WASHINGTON, D.C.- There are times for careful deliberation, for considering all the facts and arguing the pros and the cons, and then there are times for decisive action. For months now, the Senate has held up the nomination of John Bolton to the United Nations with tedious questions and needless inquiries into his fitness for office and whether or not he feels the institution to which he's been appointed should be allowed to exist.
In fact, the members of the Senate Foreign Relations have become so stymied by the process that they have been unable to come to the only available conclusion: confirming John Bolton. Having waited long enough, President Bush has decided to relieve the Senate of this burden and elevate Bolton with a special recess appointment next week.
As a renown exporter of freedom and democracy, Bush says his actions set an excellent example for fledgling democracies everywhere.
"Sometimes when you want something done right you have to do it yourself," said Bush at a recent training seminar for Iraqi leaders. "The same goes for democracy. Sometimes people resent having to make a decision on a major issue and they rely on you to make up their minds for them. I often find that the best sort of democracy is one where the leaders do whatever they want and find a quiet way to stifle dissent."
This sort of brave action is nothing new for President Bush, but part of a pattern of extremely democratic behavior reaching back to his first administration. Whether he's renominating judges, leaking the identity of CIA operatives, or sending the occasional anthrax letter, Bush likes to do the little things that let lawmakers know that, while there are officially three pillars of government in the US, his branch gets all the press...."
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