Mr. Popular

59 ex-diplomats have vocalized their opposition to John Bolton's nomination as UN envoy. They had this to say in a letter to the head of the committee that will decide whether Bush's unilateralist nominee will get the chance to show his contempt for international law in person:

"'John Bolton's insistence that the UN is valuable only when it directly serves the United States, and that the most effective Security Council would be one where the US is the only permanent member, will not help him to negotiate with representatives of the remaining 96 percent of humanity,' read the letter from the former diplomats, who served under both Republican and Democratic administrations."

Hopefully the committee will take their advice...though if he's confirmed it wouldn't be the first time someone got the job in spite of great opposition.