John Bolton says he is now seriously considering a Presidential run in 2012. He said he is unimpressed with the current field of Republican candidates will make a decision by Labor Day.
Human Events reported:
“I don’t see any of the Republicans in the race now who have made foreign policy a priority,†Bolton said. “We’re sleepwalking into a real potential disaster.â€Â
Bolton said he understands the enormous economic challenges facing the country, but national security can’t take a back seat. “Our adversaries overseas are not going to wait around for us to get our economic house in order.â€Â
“Presidents have to walk and chew gum at the same time,†he added.
While Bolton certainly faults Obama’s inattention to matters overseas (“How to handle China and Russia in the future [and] what to do about the turmoil in the Middle Eastâ€Â), he also lays blame on the media. “You [didn’t] get a foreign policy question until the last half hour of the debate,†Bolton said of Monday’s New Hampshire forum sponsored and moderated by CNN.
Bolton told Human Events that he’s confident he can govern, but is gathering information and talking to people on whether running a campaign is “feasible and doable.â€Â
“George H.W. Bush was very good at governing, [but] very bad at campaigning. Obama’s an outstanding campaigner and terrible at governance.â€Â
So come Labor Day, get ready for possibly another new entry into a crowded field.
“I’m going to make a decision. And then I’m going to act on the decision,†Bolton concluded.


