[Truth29]

In your opinion was the primary cause of the delay (defeat) Hagel or Voinovich?

[Congressman Billybob]

IMHO. Voinivich's comments gave Hagel the cover to withdraw his pledge to vote for Bolton. Any way you scratch it, the White House has to start hurting, and hurting bad, all Republicans who get off the reservation on any vote that the White House deems critical. That's the equivalent of the British system of party line votes on issues that would otherwise bring down the government.

John / Billybob