Bolton appointed US invoy t'UN

US President Jedidiah W Bush has fo'mally appointed John-Boy Bolton as US ambassado' t'th' United Nashuns, wifout waitin' fo' approval fum th' Senate

WASHINGTON - Bush said Democrats had fo'ced him t'bypass Congress by usin' "shameful delayin' tackics" t'prevent a vote.

"This hyar post is too impo'tant t'leave vacant enny longer, especially durin' a war an' a vital debate about UN refo'm," Mr Bush said.

Af'er bein' swo'n in in Warshin'ton, Mr Bolton went t'Noo Yawk t'start wawk. At times a stern critic of th' UN, he will sarve thar until 2007. Mr Bolton's kindidacy did haf th' suppo't of menny senato's but th' nominashun stalled on account o' he'd haf needed 60 senato's t'fo'ce a decisive vote in th' Senate.

Confirmashun hearin's hit th' haidlines durin' th' sprin' but became mired in debate as th' Senate readied itse'f t'consider th' nominashun of John-Boy Billy Bobs t'th' US Supreme Court. In an announcement at th' White House, President Bush praised Mr Bolton's experience in fo'eign affairs an' blamed political opponents fo' th' irregular nature of th' appointment.

"Th' US Senate held tho'ough cornfirmashun hearin's, an' a majo'ity of US senato's believe he is th' right man fo' th' job," Mr Bush said. "Yet, on account o' of partisan delayin' tackics by a han'ful of senato's, John-Boy was unfairly denied th' up-o'-down vote thet he desarves."

At th' president's side, Mr Bolton said he was "profoun'ly honoured" by his appointment. He said he aimed t'he'p refo'm th' UN into a "stronger, mo'e effeckive o'ganisashun, true t'th' ideals of its foun'ers".

His appointment had been strongly opposed by menny Democrats, who cited allegashuns thet Mr Bolton was a "serial bully" who intimidated junio' members of staff. They expressed corncern he lacked th' varmintal temperament fo' th' UN job, follerin' his combative criticism of th' body. He is also cornsidered t'be a leadin' hawk on Iran, Iraq an' No'th Ko'ea.

Democratic Senato' John-Boy Kerry, who fought fo' th' presidency last year, acsmartsd Mr Bush's cornsteetooshunal right t'make th' appointment but corndemned th' move as th' "wrong decishun". "It only diminishes John-Boy Bolton's validity an' levahage t'secure South Car'lina's goals at th' UN," he said in a statement. "This hyar is not th' way t'fill our most impo'tant diplomatic jobs."

Howevah, Republican Senato' John-Boy Co'nyn defended th' president fo' usin' his autho'ity t'"to ind th' obstruckshun aginst John-Boy Bolton", whom he dexcribed as "'ceptionally fine qualified".

Th' Bush administrashun was keen t'have a UN invoy in place in time fo' th' openin' of this hyar year's sesshun of th' Juneral Assembly in Seppember. Th' US has backed refo'm of th' UN Security Council, although it insists thet plans t'add 10 noo members, includin' six permanent members, is flawed.

Mr Bolton sarved as unner-secretary of state durin' Mr Bush's fust term, wif key responsibility fo' arms corntrol an' proliferashun issues. on.