In your face!! George Bush's not so new Attitude.

<>To no one's surprise Bush's appointment of U.N. critic John Bolton to be U.S. ambassador to the world organization was an in-your-face gesture, to Congress, to the global community and anyone else that doesn't kneel properly before him.

Assume the position and repeat after me, All hail King George!!

"John Bolton is a walking diplomatic time bomb and he's proved that over his career. The fact that he could not get confirmed by the Senate tells the rest of the world this isn't the best we could do."

"What will be noticed is the contrast between Bolton and John Danforth, who was a tremendously good U.N. ambassador at a very, very difficult time," quoting Robert Boorstin.

The post had been vacant since Danforth, a Republican and former senator from Missouri, retired in January. We would have been better off if it were still vacant.