practically oblivious

NOMS
* "Vice President Cheney and President Bush have continued to be loyal to (bolton), standing by a person who is divisive and offends the sensibilities of many. Bolton helped deliver Florida in the contested Presidential election in 2000 -- and they are going to the mat for Bolton, much like Bolton went to the mat in a furious, hard-headed way in 2000. That kind of support from the White House turns this battle into a big one -- but that's the problem with this White House. All battles seem to be big ones because they expect the Senate Republicans to treat Bush as infallible. Losing any battle means losing them all, some in the White House feels, and this lack of maturity and common sense, is making the battle over Bolton about much more." LINK

* "TWN has also learned that John Bolton was "practically oblivious," according to one senior State Department official, to any of the intelligence or activities regarding the A.Q. Khan network -- that Bolton so often takes credit for as part of the portfolio of the Proliferation Security Initiative.
TWN has learned that the A.Q. Khan network was really rolled up by three key U.S. government officials -- Richard Armitage, George Tenet, and John Wolf." LINK

* given that it was bolton who got the 16 words in the sotu, and given what we know about his methods, i wonder maybe whether bolton who involved in the outing of valerie plame? maybe the nsa intercepts will shed some light... that'd be pretty interesting, cos it would probably demonstrate that the outing was intentional, which would mean that it was treasonous. id love to see john in orange...
the intercepts are sure to be interesting regardless...

* "The 98-to-2 vote was a strong endorsement for Mr. Negroponte, a 65-year-old longtime diplomat, as he seeks to lead the intelligence agencies out of a period of intense criticism for their failure to prevent the 2001 terrorist attacks and their inaccurate reporting on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.
The only no votes came from two Democratic senators, Tom Harkin of Iowa and Ron Wyden of Oregon." LINK
wyden did have a snark during the hearings... bless his heart.