Posted on 05/26/2005 2:48:58 PM PDT by CHARLITE
Democrats said they will try to filibuster John R. Bolton, the president's nominee to be ambassador to the United Nations, if the Bush administration does not turn over two final sets of documents.
"If the administration doesn't give us this information, then I want a 60-vote requirement here so that senators can express their views on this issue of the documentation that we need," said Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, Connecticut Democrat and a member of the Foreign Relations Committee who has been among Mr. Bolton's strongest critics.
Republicans say there are enough votes to confirm Mr. Bolton once those objections are overcome, but they first must win a cloture vote set for this evening to stop the filibuster.
Mr. Dodd said he actually supports an up-or-down vote on Mr. Bolton, but is being forced into a filibuster as a protest against the administration.
It is the latest in a series of stumbling blocks for Mr. Bolton, whose nomination has been held up several times as Democrats and the administration butt heads over releasing records from his time as undersecretary of state for arms control and international security.
Mr. Dodd said he knows how a filibuster might look to voters, given how a coalition of senators headed off a showdown earlier this week on filibusters of judicial nominees, but said Democrats must demand the administration's cooperation.
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I think the democrats are slapping their foreheads and going
"DOH!" when they realize that the only chance they have
for the complete socialization of our nation is in a
war time situation. Hence, the concerted efforts to undermine a republican President, party, and nation.
Hillery! must wake up every day and think, "God, we had it!
We were so close! Now look how we are having to struggle
just to keep our heads above everyone elses."
She hasn't given up, and WE CANNOT ALLOW HER to SUCCEED.
Much egg on face.
Sometimes the only thing left to say is...doh!
Sorry.
LVM
Bobbing for rocks . . . This one escapes me, for some reason.
THX.
"Mr. Dodd said he actually supports an up-or-down vote on Mr. Bolton, but is being forced into a filibuster as a protest against the administration."
There it is..."protest against the administration."
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that while the senate is in recess, President Bush goes ahead and puts Bolton on as ambassador. He'd only be there for a year or so, but at least Bush would've taught the senate a lesson. And, who knows, Bolton might do a good job in that year.
If a good, solid conservative Republican wins the White House in 2008, the new president could renew Bolton's appointment, and he could end up being one of the longest serving U.S. Ambassadors to the U.N. in history. Now THAT would be delicious payback to these creep Democrats!
Prepare to witness Teddy Kennedy swinging from some bongo-bongo tree like a fat gorilla, if all of the above comes true (.......with Condi as President of the United States of America! HooAH !!)
Char :)
A protest???
Let them filibuster! Perhaps this will persuade any nieve senators (Graham?) that they made a mistake.
The constitutional option can still go into effect people!
Yeah, McCain would probably support Michael Bolton. So would Voinovich.
"If a good, solid conservative Republican wins the White House in 2008..."
Don't hold your breath. It seems the polls show that the majority of the "secular" Rats will vote for Hillary...IF Peter Paul or Pirro don't knock her out of the running.
Hopefully, Peter Paul will prove Hillary's culpability in the campaign fraud.
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