In the run up to the once stalemated and now completed battle to elect a Latin American Member State to the Security Council, John Bolton tried to make a funny. When asked why the US was stumping so hard for Guatemala, Ambassador Bolton is reported to have said the following:

In an interview, Bolton joked that the United States could be for Guatemala or against it – whichever would help it win.

According to another Associated Press story today, it appears that maybe China's Ambassador is getting in on the non-stop stand-up comedy routine that the media stake out position outside the Security Council sometimes gets turned into:

On Tuesday, Bolton got a vote of confidence from China's U.N. Ambassador Wang Guangya.

"I enjoy working with him," Wang told reporters who asked about Bolton's performance at the U.N.. "Professionally, he's capable. He's effective, but I don't want to get into the politics of the U.S."

Yup. China likes him. Must be the right choice to represent America.