Lugar's inaction is in part due to his anger over Bolton's written responses, or lack there of, to questions submitted by Democrats. In some cases, according to the staffer, Bolton simply ignored the questions or wrote responses that did not address specific points the Democrats were seeking.
"Bolton was nonresponsive in some of those questions," says the staffer, who considers himself a moderate Republican. "When you're answering questions at a hearing, it's one thing to be able to duck an issue. But in writing, when you leave the answer space blank, it's pretty obvious where you are coming from."
So if true, that begs and explanation from Mr. Bolton.
I was concerned about that part also, but if you watched the hearings--especially the one with Bolton, I can imagine what kind of questions these Dems are asking Bolton to answer--
They were off the reservation, as far as I'm concerned in the way they are attacking this guy---nothing that they are pounding him on has anything to do with how well he would do as a UN Ambassador--especially at a time that the US needs to be hardnosed at the UN, not wimpy---
During Bolton's hearing they kept asking him the same question over and over and over, I have a feeling that the questions the dems offered were just as stupid!
You are assuming that the Democratsw were asking appropriate questions.....they are childish and churlish.