In an e-mail to me about 59 former U.S. diplomats opposing John Bolton’s nomination: “Call me a drooling red-stater, but the fact that John

Bolton is opposed by someone named Monteagle Stearns

proves he’s the right man for the job.”

He adds, in more biting analysis:

You name your kid “Princeton,” that’s pretty much a
guarantee that he’ll grow up to be an ambassador. Or
a snotty, rich brat in an 80’s movie. Or both.