That's two times in St. Paul I've walked by this man, who The Economist called "the most controversial Ambassador ever sent by America to the United Nations." First Monday on a quiet street a few blocks from the Excel Center (and protesters), and again this afternoon in the convention.
Many longtime opponents (and perhaps even supporters) of the Bush administration may have already forgotten John Bolton, but he will always be one of my all-time favorite George W. Bush employees.
I will always remember that Bolton had that rarest of opportunities: to work with an organization that, according to him, does not exist.
UPDATE: Here's an interview with Bolton from the convention yesterday, in which, surprisingly, he notes that the U.S. has pursued a policy of negotiation with Iran during the last five years (using Britain, France and Germany as surrogates) and that Obama's willingness to talk to Iranian leaders is essentially in line with this policy. That is not something you heard on the convention floor last night. Quite the opposite.
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Jeremy Gantz is an In These Times contributing editor working at Time magazine.
