Bolton May Accept Recess Appointment, perhaps in lieu of accepting the door

Few close watchers of the Bolton nomination now believe he stands a prayer being confirmed by the Senate. The President may grant him a recess appointment in August, but that will expire in January 2007, two years before Bush leaves office. Bolton will go to NY weakened politically, but one suspects no wiser for his travails. As this Post piece notes, he plans to spend a lot of time in D.C., yet another indication of his priority for the U.N. post.
Bolton May Accept Recess Appointment: "Two months ago, while his confirmation was in trouble, Bolton began efforts to double the office space reserved within the State Department for the ambassador to the United Nations, according to three senior department officials who were involved in handling the request.
Previous ambassadors have kept a small staff in Washington in a modest suite. Bolton told several colleagues he needs more space and a larger staff in Washington because, if confirmed, he intends to spend more time here than his predecessors did.
'Bolton isn't going to sit in New York while policy gets made in Washington,' the administration source said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the source lacks authorization to discuss this on the record. But Bolton's efforts to obtain more space have encountered resistance. Two colleagues said Bolton's request was inappropriate because he had not been confirmed."