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The Democrats go nutso over John Bolton

WHAT is it about John Bolton, President Bush’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, that so upsets his critics? Sen. Christopher Dodd, a Democrat, seems unhappy that Bolton is not in jail: Bolton’s handling of conflicts with subordinates, Dodd said recently, “ought to be indictable.” Sen. Barbara Boxer believes Bolton needs “anger management” therapy. And Bolton’s former colleague, retired State Department official Carl Ford, calls Bolton a “bully” and a “serial abuser” who kissed up to those above him on the organization chart and kicked those below.

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Byron York

Byron York is a former White House correspondent for National Review.

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The Democrats go nutso over John Bolton

WHAT is it about John Bolton, President Bush’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, that so upsets his critics? Sen. Christopher Dodd, a Democrat, seems unhappy that Bolton is not in jail: Bolton’s handling of conflicts with subordinates, Dodd said recently, “ought to be indictable.” Sen. Barbara Boxer believes Bolton needs “anger management” therapy. And Bolton’s former colleague, retired State Department official Carl Ford, calls Bolton a “bully” and a “serial abuser” who kissed up to those above him on the organization chart and kicked those below.