"AMERICA'S REACTIONARIES, AFTER decades of sniping at the United Nations, finally declared war yesterday on the 60-year-old institution, launching neocon nabob and anti-diplomat John R. Bolton at the planet's HQ on the East River.

"Resistance is futile. The most prominent Democrat to speak out against Bolton in the past four frightening years was Paul Wellstone. But the outspoken liberal senator from Minnesota is dead, and because of Bolton's appointment as U.N. ambassador, the rest of us have an increased chance of joining Wellstone sooner than we want to. "

The Village Voice