John Bolton on One Night Stands

I generally don't take relationship advice from scary rabid United Nations "diplomats," but in this case, I feel I might be able to learn a thing or two from John Bolton.

Looking a questioning reporter straight in the eye, Mr. Bolton said "reform is not a one night stand, reform is forever".

This got me to thinking. If reform isn't a one night stand, can a one night stand still reform someone?

I strongly believe that waking up with a raging headache, an itch of indeterminate source and ambiguous stains on your skivvies, might prompt one to make some life changes -- or reform, if you will. However yelling and screaming and throwing staplers at your panties will not make the stains go away, will not make you a better person, and will not make you choosier in your late-night hookups.

No, that would require a some woolite, the gentle cycle, a little soul searching and a 12-step program.

Similarly, I afraid that John Bolton is not going to be able to yell and scream and throw things, at the Security Council to get them to do his bidding. That requires diplomacy -- which unfortunately is something he's never learned.