Eliminationists

New designee for US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton says, "I know that I have been critical of the UN in the past."

Well, you did say that "There's no such thing as the UN." You said "If the UN secretary building in New York lost 10 stories, it wouldn't make a bit of difference." Yeah, I'd call that critical.

The eliminationist rhetoric coming out of the far right, the notion that dissent is treason, the notion that there is no room for a difference of opinion, the notion that you cannot simply disagree with your opponent but must do all you can to destroy your opponent, is deeply troubling. It's nearly impossible to be bipartisan in the face of that. So all these conservatives whining that "the Democrats are obstructing us," well, here's why. You're calling for the elimination of all your enemies. There's no working with that. What do you want us to say, "OK, how about you eliminate us by half?"