John Bolton Endorses McCain

Its coming in pretty fast and furious now - the party uniting behind the presumptive nominee:

ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign today announced that former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton has endorsed John McCain for president. Ambassador Bolton issued the following statement on his endorsement:”John McCain was very active and supportive during my confirmation hearings to be the U.S. Ambassador to the UN. His belief in me at that time was a testament to his courage to fight the liberals in the Senate and vigorously advance American interests at the UN.

“I whole-heartedly endorse John McCain for President because when he takes office in January 2009 he will be prepared immediately to lead us. John will not need on the job training.

“American conservatives will have a President they can be proud of in John McCain.”

John McCain thanked Ambassador Bolton for his support, stating, “I have long admired John Bolton’s lifetime of service to our nation. From his work in the Reagan Administration to his most recent post at the UN, John Bolton has always been a stalwart defender of American national security interests and an effective advocate for advancing democracy and liberty around the world. I am humbled and honored to have his support.”

As an aside, I can’t think of anyone better to be Secretary of State in a McCain Administration than John Bolton.

The only real hold-out now is Mike Huckabee - even Ron Paul seems to be getting ready to stand down. An open piece of advice to Huckabee’s people: talk to the man, get him to exit gracefully before he starts to embarras himself.

Tags: 2008 Campaign, John Bolton

26 comments February 10th, 2008

John Bolton on the Iran NIE

This is absolutely worth reading.

Rarely has a document from the supposedly hidden world of intelligence had such an impact as the National Intelligence Estimate released this week. Rarely has an administration been so unprepared for such an event. And rarely have vehement critics of the “intelligence community” on issues such as Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction reversed themselves so quickly.

All this shows that we not only have a problem interpreting what the mullahs in Tehran are up to, but also a more fundamental problem: Too much of the intelligence community is engaging in policy formulation rather than “intelligence” analysis, and too many in Congress and the media are happy about it. President Bush may not be able to repair his Iran policy (which was not rigorous enough to begin with) in his last year, but he would leave a lasting legacy by returning the intelligence world to its proper function.

He goes on to explain five key flaws in the report, which you should read carefully.

Tags: Iran, John Bolton, NIE

61 comments December 6th, 2007