Sources: Bush to Appoint Bolton on Recess

Yahoo! News reports President Bush intends to announce next week that he is going around Congress to install embattled nominee John Bolton as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, senior administration officials said Friday.

It's about time. Why did it take this long. Congress has been adjourned several times since it was obvious the Dems were never going to let Bolton through

Bush has the power to fill vacancies without Senate approval while Congress is in recess. Under the Constitution, a recess appointment during the lawmakers' August break would last until the next session of Congress, which begins in January 2007. An end run around the Senate confirmation process would certainly annoy senators — particularly Democrats — at a time when Bush's nomination of John Roberts to serve on the Supreme Court hangs in the balance. It also could hamper Bolton at the United Nations, by sending him there as a short-timer without the Senate's backing.

Jayson @PoliPundit blogged If the headline of this media self-therapy session is accurate, then it’s about to get much colder on Planet Moonbat Liberal.