At 3:07 PM -0500 12/19/04, NewsMax.com wrote: >1. Why John Danforth Resigned > >When U.N. ambassador John Danforth resigned earlier this month after less >than six months on the job, we wondered what had happened. > >Danforth, in his resignation to the president, claimed that he wanted >spend more time with his wife and family. > >"Forty-seven years ago, I married the girl of my dreams, and, at this >point in my life, what is most important to me is to spend more time with >her," Danforth wrote to Bush. "Because you know Sally, you know my reason >for going home." > >Still, the explanation didn't fit. > >A Washington foreign policy insider tells NewsMax that Danforth took the >U.N. job on the condition that he be considered as a top candidate to >replace Colin Powell if and when Powell stepped down. > >President Bush nominated Condi Rice to the top diplomatic job last month. > >Danforth and his supporters felt betrayed. It was the second time Danforth >felt let down by Bush. He was also Bush's top choice for the vice >presidential slot in the 2000 election, but Bush opted for Dick Cheney >instead.
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