Is the Bolton delay a death knell?

You may remember that John Bolton's nomination as ambassador to the U.N. wasn't looking like it was going to succeed last summer, so Bush made a recess appointment. Well, that was only good until Jan 2007, when a new House would sit, so they're back at it again and it doesn't look much better this time around either. This is great news because Bolton is a dreadful candidate. This self-proclaimed UN-basher is a disgrace.

This result also lends more credence to GWB's label as King George, The Impotent.

WASHINGTON: A U.S. Senate panel postponed a vote scheduled for Thursday on the nomination of John Bolton as U.N. ambassador.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar, a Republican, gave no reason for the delay and did not say when the vote would be held. Bolton, nominated by President George. W. Bush, had been opposed by many Democrats, but he was expected to be confirmed by the Republican-led panel.

Lugar said he removed the nomination from the agenda of Thursday's committee meeting after conferring with several senators.