Molten Bolton
| posted by Jennifer ReingoldYou've really got to be a bad seed to not make it through a Republican-dominated leadership process when you're a loyal Republican. But it looks like John Bolton, President Bush's handpicked choice to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is in real trouble. And it's not because he has publicly ridiculed the United Nations itself, which some think might be a good disqualifier on its own.
Rather, it's because John Bolton seems to have a little problem in the area of leadership. Several intelligence analysts from the United States State Department and the CIA have testified that Bolton was abusive towards them and tried to stall the careers of analysts that didn't agree with him on such subjects as the Iraqi weapons buildup.
In reading the reports, I was struck by the fact that autocratic, top-down leadership no longer gets an automatic pass--not even in the world of the Washington bureaucracy. If this guy goes down. it's a victory for the little guy, whether he works on Wall Street, Main Street, or in the corridors of political power. For those of us who write about the workplace, it's welcome news.
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April 21, 2005 at 11:02pm
bull riderkudos to you! you know you're in deep sh*t when even colin powell is (secretly) campaigning against you.
April 25, 2005 at 1:37pm
thomas"You've really got to be a bad seed to not make it through a Republican-dominated leadership process when you're a loyal Republican."
alternatively, you might credit the Democrats for obstructing Bolton's nomination.
"But it looks like John Bolton, President Bush's handpicked choice to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is in real trouble. And it's not because he has publicly ridiculed the United Nations itself, which some think might be a good disqualifier on its own."
some might think the UN is deserving of ridicule (and ridicule a qualifer).
"Rather, it's because John Bolton seems to have a little problem in the area of leadership. Several intelligence analysts from the United States State Department and the CIA have testified that Bolton was abusive towards them and tried to stall the careers of analysts that didn't agree with him on such subjects as the Iraqi weapons buildup."
others have questioned the charges and testified in his favor.
"In reading the reports, I was struck by the fact that autocratic, top-down leadership no longer gets an automatic pass--not even in the world of the Washington bureaucracy."
hahaha.
"If this guy goes down. it's a victory for the little guy, whether he works on Wall Street, Main Street, or in the corridors of political power."
only if you believe process trumps substance.
"For those of us who write about the workplace, it's welcome news."
those of us who read expect better from those who write.