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Watch out, Rand Paul.
Enter John Bolton. Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is being encouraged by several leading conservative power brokers to consider a presidential bid.
Bolton, who briefly considered running for president in 2012, hasn’t made up his mind. But sources tell me that he is moving closer to giving the idea serious consideration — serious enough to travel to Iowa and New Hampshire.
Later this year and throughout 2014, the former Reagan and Bush official will begin an informal national tour. He’ll give speeches, huddle with GOP leaders, and push back against the party’s libertarian shift. He’ll make the case for a muscular foreign policy.
Sources say Bolton is also planning to launch a few related groups that will help elevate his argument and his national profile. Whether the efforts evolve into a presidential campaign in a couple years is unclear, but Bolton is, without a doubt, looking to be a player.
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I just remember Bolton from W and Iraq...which personally isn't favorable for Bolton. The statement: "He'll make the case for a muscular foreign policy" makes him sound like a warmonger. Of course, IIRC, he was behind the push for the Iraq war. I remember W had to use a recess appointment to get him to the UN, because there wasn't even enough support from Republicans for him to be confirmed by Congress. Bolton ended up stepping down before his appointment was finished, during the 2nd try for confirmation.
Newt wanted Bolton for Sec of State, and Bolton was Romney's foreign policy advisor during the campaign.
Other than Bolton's extensive foreign policy experience, I don't know anything of his economic views. I doubt he'd get very far in the primary, since he seems to be a one-trick, warmongering pony.
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