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Bolton 2012? Bring Him On!

Posted on | August 31, 2010 | 23 Comments

by Smitty

Hot Air casts the bread on the water, quoting the Daily Caller:

Not shy about his position on a wide range of issues, would this critic-in-chief consider a run for commander-in-chief in 2012? Bolton didn’t reject the idea out of hand.

“[I]t is a very great honor that anybody would even think of asking. I’m obviously not a politician. I’ve never run for any federal elective office at all and, you know, it is something that would obviously require a great deal of effort,” he said. “What I do think, though, and what concerns me, is the lack of focus generally in the national debate about national security issues.

I’ve been a tremendous fan of the man since he was the US Ambassador to the UN.

Now that I’m almost nearly sort of rather a small time blogger, I’ve even had the pleasure of meeting the man:

Ambassador John Bolton and some common riff-raff, Army and Navy Club, 30Mar10

I thought it a bit too silly to point out the John Bolton for SecState group on FaceBook to the Ambassador, as that seemed just a bit too ‘groupy’ of a move.

Category: Politics

Comments

23 Responses to “Bolton 2012? Bring Him On!”

  1. Wondering Jew
    August 31st, 2010 @ 3:58 pm

    Bolton has some problems, and I was no particular fan of his aggressive stance on Iraq, but there is nobody in the U.S. who is stronger at protecting our sovereignty. I’d love to see his voice in a more prominent role in the debate.

  2. Wondering Jew
    August 31st, 2010 @ 11:58 am

    Bolton has some problems, and I was no particular fan of his aggressive stance on Iraq, but there is nobody in the U.S. who is stronger at protecting our sovereignty. I’d love to see his voice in a more prominent role in the debate.

  3. Adobe Walls
    August 31st, 2010 @ 3:59 pm

    We certainly could and have done much worse. Assuming he doesn’t run for President, a fairly safe bet I’d say, he should most definitely have a position of authority in Foreign policy.

  4. Adobe Walls
    August 31st, 2010 @ 11:59 am

    We certainly could and have done much worse. Assuming he doesn’t run for President, a fairly safe bet I’d say, he should most definitely have a position of authority in Foreign policy.

  5. Dan
    August 31st, 2010 @ 5:23 pm

    He can be in Sarah’s admin for sure!

  6. Dan
    August 31st, 2010 @ 1:23 pm

    He can be in Sarah’s admin for sure!

  7. JeffS
    August 31st, 2010 @ 6:22 pm

    If Bolton doesn’t run, maybe his killer ‘stache will.

  8. JeffS
    August 31st, 2010 @ 2:22 pm

    If Bolton doesn’t run, maybe his killer ‘stache will.

  9. Joe
    August 31st, 2010 @ 10:20 pm

    Bolton’s stach can set ants on fire with a magnifying glass. At night.

    Bolton’s stach will never have a heart attack. His heart isn’t nearly foolish enough to attack him.

    If you spell Bolton’s stach’s in Scrabble, you win. Forever.

  10. Joe
    August 31st, 2010 @ 6:20 pm

    Bolton’s stach can set ants on fire with a magnifying glass. At night.

    Bolton’s stach will never have a heart attack. His heart isn’t nearly foolish enough to attack him.

    If you spell Bolton’s stach’s in Scrabble, you win. Forever.

  11. Charles M
    August 31st, 2010 @ 10:48 pm

    …but there is nobody in the U.S. who is stronger at protecting our sovereignty

    Does this mean he is for securing our borders and clamping down on illegal aliens? Or does it mean he just wants to go halfway around the world to engage in battles?

  12. Charles M
    August 31st, 2010 @ 6:48 pm

    …but there is nobody in the U.S. who is stronger at protecting our sovereignty

    Does this mean he is for securing our borders and clamping down on illegal aliens? Or does it mean he just wants to go halfway around the world to engage in battles?

  13. Kojocaro
    August 31st, 2010 @ 10:57 pm

    i heard bolton’s stache has more cajones than president lung cancer does

  14. Kojocaro
    August 31st, 2010 @ 6:57 pm

    i heard bolton’s stache has more cajones than president lung cancer does

  15. young4eyes
    August 31st, 2010 @ 11:48 pm

    i heard Bolton’s stache is not taking too kindly to being preached at by a Mormon swindler. That, and the stache is solely responsible for Chris Christies lard ass…

  16. young4eyes
    August 31st, 2010 @ 7:48 pm

    i heard Bolton’s stache is not taking too kindly to being preached at by a Mormon swindler. That, and the stache is solely responsible for Chris Christies lard ass…

  17. Live Free Or Die
    September 1st, 2010 @ 7:10 am

    ” I’ll be honest with you, I love his music. I do. I’m a Michael Bolton fan. For my money, it don’t know if it gets any better than when he sings ‘When A Man Loves A Woman’.”

    ” …I celebrate his entire catalogue.”

  18. Live Free Or Die
    September 1st, 2010 @ 3:10 am

    ” I’ll be honest with you, I love his music. I do. I’m a Michael Bolton fan. For my money, it don’t know if it gets any better than when he sings ‘When A Man Loves A Woman’.”

    ” …I celebrate his entire catalogue.”

  19. big sarge
    September 1st, 2010 @ 12:53 pm

    If I were President, I wouldn’t nominate the ‘stache for any formal position in my administration. Too many problems with the confirmation hearings. No, he’d be my unofficial “ambassador without protfolio”, sent to deliver the message to whomever needed the boot up the ass that day. Can you imagine being some two-bit pinhead out there, knowing Bolton’s coming your way with a stiletto in his hand and that smirk on his face, being quite sure that whatever he says and does is 100% OK with the POTUS? Talk about bowels loosening!

  20. big sarge
    September 1st, 2010 @ 8:53 am

    If I were President, I wouldn’t nominate the ‘stache for any formal position in my administration. Too many problems with the confirmation hearings. No, he’d be my unofficial “ambassador without protfolio”, sent to deliver the message to whomever needed the boot up the ass that day. Can you imagine being some two-bit pinhead out there, knowing Bolton’s coming your way with a stiletto in his hand and that smirk on his face, being quite sure that whatever he says and does is 100% OK with the POTUS? Talk about bowels loosening!

  21. Kojocaro
    September 1st, 2010 @ 9:32 pm

    why do you lbshits have to mock christies obesity and becks mormonism question for you youngfuckstick

  22. Kojocaro
    September 1st, 2010 @ 5:32 pm

    why do you lbshits have to mock christies obesity and becks mormonism question for you youngfuckstick

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    October 4th, 2010 @ 9:59 am

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