Bolton nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Blocked by the Dems (and a few weepy Republicans) from confirmation because he once glared at someone with his hands on his hips, John “Two Hips” Bolton has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize

Last year, Democrats and a few Republicans refused to confirm Bolton to the U.N. post, forcing President Bush to resort to a recess appointment.

Bolton and Kenneth R. Timmerman were formally nominated by Sweden’s former deputy prime minister Per Ahlmark, for playing a major role in exposing Iran’s secret plans to develop nuclear weapons.

They documented Iran’s secret nuclear buildup and revealed Iran’s “repeated lying” and false reports to the International Atomic Energy Agency, a press release said.

Bolton formerly served as U.S. undersecretary for arms control and international security, and he authored the Proliferation Security Initiative, an international effort to block WMD shipments. The effort eventually unmasked the secret nuclear network directed by Pakistan nuclear scientist A. Q. Khan.

One of Bolton’s Republican critics – Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio — now says he thinks Bolton is doing a good job.

“I spend a lot of time with John on the phone. I think he is really working very constructively to move forward,” Reuters quoted Voinovich as saying on Monday.

Voinovich added that he’s still watching Bolton — but, “at this stage of the game I am pleased with the progress that is being made here and the team that he has gathered together here.”

Ooops. Apparently there was no valid reason to block Bolton’s appointment except rank, partisan politics. What a surprise.