One thing was conspicuously missing from an Aug. 1 CNSNews.com article by Randy Hall about President Bush’s recess appointment of John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
While Hall noted that “where Republicans saw a silver lining in the Bolton appointment, senators on the other side of the political aisle saw only clouds” and that “Senate Democrats have blocked the job change for the undersecretary for arms control and international security for four months,” he does not explicitly state why Democrats opposed Bolton. Hall quotes Sen. Ted Kennedy as saying that “the administration stonewalled the Senate by refusing to disclose documents highly relevant to the Bolton nomination,” he fails to explicitly state that this was the reason why Senate Democrats blocked his Senate confirmation vote. However, Hall makes sure to quote Bush accusing Democrats of “partisan delaying tactics.”
Hall’s “only clouds” comment is not the first time that CNS has negatively portrayed Bolton’s opponents in a “news” article. A May 26 article by Susan Jones called Republican Sen. George Voinovich “weepy” for getting emotional during a speech opposing Bolton nomination.