[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8556]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       UNITED NATIONS AMBASSADOR

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, if U.N. reform is the issue, then John Bolton 
would make a good ambassador to the United Nations. He supports a 
United Nations that is transparent and effective. He supports a U.N. 
that does not work against American interests. He supports a U.N. that 
respects the sovereign laws of member nations, and he supports the 
ability of the U.S. to act according to its own national interest.
  The Senate Democrats do not agree with him. These senators support a 
U.N. that even works against American interests, a U.N. that is not 
accountable to member states. A classic tactic of people hiding their 
true agenda is do not debate the issue, attack the person.
  Their cynical strategy has made the number one qualification for 
ambassador good manners, not experience. Because a partisan political 
operative accuses John Bolton of being rude to staff, he is not 
qualified.
  Mr. Speaker, if being rude to staff disqualifies John Bolton, then 
probably half the Members of Congress would be disqualified as well. 
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

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