John Bolton

President Obama Offers Iran "A Promise of a New Day"

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.24.2009 | World


Joseph A. Palermo

Obama's promise of a new day in U.S.-Iranian relations must be given the opportunity to bear fruit free from outside intervention.

Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 03.31.2009 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

When given the choice between having Barack Obama reach across the aisle to work with the GOP or pursue the policies he advanced during his campaign, a significant majority of Americans want him to stick to his guns (56 percent to 39 percent). And 79 percent of the public wants Republicans to drop the partisanship and work with Obama. No wonder Obama seems to be driving Republicans over the edge, with Tom DeLay calling the president's address to Congress "insane," John Bolton cracking jokes about the nuclear annihilation of Chicago, and Bobby Jindal using his time in the spotlight to rave -- inaccurately -- about wasteful "volcano monitoring" programs. You know times are tough for Republicans when the highlight of CPAC is a two-minute speech delivered by a 13-year old.

Jason Linkins

Mitch McConnell: Republicans Are More 'Fun' And 'Interesting' People

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics


At last! A bold, new suggestion out of CPAC, courtesy of Mitch McConnell, who suggests that more than anything else, the GOP is the party of "interes...

John Bolton At CPAC: Jokes About Nuking Chicago

Mother Jones | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics


Former UN Ambassador John Bolton believes the security of the United States is at dire risk under the Obama administration. And before a gathering of ...

Nice Not to Hear Norm Coleman at Hillary Clinton Hearing

Steve Clemons | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics


Steve Clemons

My first reaction listening to the just one-notch-short-of-a-love-fest hearing was that Norm Coleman's absence has made a huge difference.

Neoconservative Sings the Blues on Iran

Michelle M. Smith | Posted 01.30.2009 | World


Michelle M. Smith

While it certainly is a new refrain for him, John Bolton's recent speech does not represent a shift in the neoconservative chorus on Iran. It is just the same old song, albeit with some different lyrics.

Ambassador for All War Crimes Except Our Own

Charles J. Brown | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics


Charles J. Brown

The Office of War Crimes Issues doesn't just tell other countries to do as we say and not as we do. The Administration has actually made OWCI complicit of its own war crimes apparatus.

John McCain Comes to Sacramento

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

John McCain came to Sacramento today. He came for a fundraiser with his fellow fat-cat Republicans. Well-healed lobbyists and donors filed past our ...

North Korea and The New York Philharmonic: The "Why" Question Gets Answered

Ben Rosen | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics


Ben Rosen

My answer: To initiate a dialog between the people of two adversaries, the first of such talks in 58 years.

A Foreign Policy Success for Bush?!

John Feffer | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics


John Feffer

When the Bush-bashing comes from the likes of John Bolton, it's time to take a deep breath, get a firm grip on those jerking knees and give praise where praise is due.

Bush Calls Mugabe "Undemocratic"

Michael Carmichael | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics


Michael Carmichael

As a former advisor to Morgan Tsvangirai, I want to offer observations on the recent attempt by President Bush to appear less despotic than the reviled president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe.

Breaking: Bush Administration to Ask Congress on Thursday to Remove North Korea from Terror Watch List

Steve Clemons | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics


Steve Clemons

Rumors have been kicking around that this might be happening, but no administration officials would confirm until yesterday that this was finally decided.

Jason Linkins

John Bolton Says 'Best' Possible Outcome Of Obama Presidency Is 'More Bombings, More Attacks'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


[UPDATED BELOW: With additional perspective.] Via ThinkProgress, we learn that yesterday, Fox News' John Gibson got to talking with former U.N. Ambas...

John Bolton To Face Citizen's Arrest In Wales

Telegraph | Stephen Adams | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics


John Bolton, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, faces a citizen's arrest when he addresses an audience at the Hay Festival in Wales this ...

Jason Linkins

John Bolton On Diplomacy: 1% Difference Between McCain, Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics


Storied Bush administration anger-droid John Bolton injects himself into the harebrained "appeasement" debate raging between the Obama and McCain camp...

Sam Stein

Bolton As McCain's Secretary Of State?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Would embattled former UN ambassador John Bolton have a place in John McCain's presidential cabinet? The idea was brewing beneath the veneer of Bolto...