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McCain Urging Accord on Bolton and Secret Documents
NYTIMES ^ | 05/28/05 | DOUGLAS JEHL and CARL HULSE

Posted on 05/27/2005 8:49:28 PM PDT by Pikamax

McCain Urging Accord on Bolton and Secret Documents By DOUGLAS JEHL and CARL HULSE

WASHINGTON, May 27 - One of John R. Bolton's leading Republican backers, Senator John McCain of Arizona, signaled his support on Friday for a compromise in which the White House might allow Senate leaders access to highly classified documents in return for a final vote early next month on Mr. Bolton's nomination as United Nations ambassador.

The conciliatory signal from Mr. McCain came as Senate leaders traded blame over who was responsible for the miscalculation that led to Mr. Bolton's nomination being blocked Thursday. But the White House showed no sign that the Bush administration might change course.

"The Democrats who are clamoring for this have already voted against John Bolton," Scott McClellan, the White House spokesman, said in a telephone interview. "This is about partisan politics, not documents. They have the information they need."

Appearing on the Fox News Channel, Mr. McCain reiterated his support for Mr. Bolton. He also praised an argument made by, among others, Senator Richard G. Lugar, Republican of Indiana, who has urged the administration to provide the Senate with more information related to Mr. Bolton's conduct. Senators calling on the administration to share the documents "have some substance to their argument," Mr. McCain said.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 109th; bolton; mccain; mccrook; mclame; mcpain; mcqueeg; mcvain; ussenate
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To: LogicalMs
Dems and their staffers can't be trusted with sensitive intelligence documents. We don't always know whose side they're on

Oh yes we do, and it ain't ours.

61 posted on 05/27/2005 10:06:21 PM PDT by Fudd Fan (praying for the Troops, Vets and the CinC)
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To: nopardons

As I understand it is that by law the committee Biden sits on is not permitted to see the documents.


64 posted on 05/27/2005 10:10:35 PM PDT by Binghamton_native
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To: nj26

Your delusional. Trent Lott is not a faithful LEADER !!!!!!!!!


65 posted on 05/27/2005 10:12:33 PM PDT by Coldwater Creek ('We voted like we prayed")
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To: Binghamton_native

Yes, that is correct.


66 posted on 05/27/2005 10:14:35 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: nj26

You need to see this post, before you say

"This would have never happened with him at the helm" , again.


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1412115/posts


67 posted on 05/27/2005 10:14:50 PM PDT by Bush 100 Percent
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McCain is trying to weaken and take out a rival for 2008, at the expense of conservatives of the Republican Party.

He will weaken Frist, and tarnish Frists image with his back door shenanigans (Which BTW go against the revered traditions of the Senate)

He will then Bolt the party and run as an Independent against a weakened Republican field and Hillary.
68 posted on 05/27/2005 10:15:12 PM PDT by scfirewall
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To: scfirewall
Bill Frist is not a viable presidential candidate.!!!!!!!
69 posted on 05/27/2005 10:17:37 PM PDT by Coldwater Creek ('We voted like we prayed")
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To: LogicalMs

Great post and I agree completely!


70 posted on 05/27/2005 10:19:00 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: NormsRevenge

Frist needs to punch John's light's out.

What the hell is going on ..?? If John thinks this is how a President acts - he's got another think coming. All he's doing is showing us how he will wheel and deal and GIVE OUT CLASSIFIED AND CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS - just to please the stinking, lying, cheating, lying and did I mention "lying" democrats. Good grief!!


72 posted on 05/27/2005 10:30:56 PM PDT by CyberAnt (President Bush: "America is the greatest nation on the face of the earth")
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To: oceanview

"Frist can't do anything to compel McCain or any of the others in any way."


Why the hell not ..?? As head of the Senatorial Committee - he can withhold funds for campaigns .. how's that for a "carrot" ..??


73 posted on 05/27/2005 10:32:53 PM PDT by CyberAnt (President Bush: "America is the greatest nation on the face of the earth")
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To: Shermy; All

In case you haven't heard:

Roberts-R chair of the senate intel committee - SAYS THE INTEL COMMITTEE HAS ALREADY SEEN THE DOCUMENTS - the very same ones Biden and Dodd are hollering about not being able to see. But .. only the top 2 committee members are ALLOWED TO SEE THIS STUFF FROM THE NSA - and where do these other dems come off pontificating that they HAVE TO SEE THIS STUFF - is just arrogance and an abuse of power beyond anything I've ever seen.

It's time for the repubs to take back their power and to hell with what the dems say.


74 posted on 05/27/2005 10:40:44 PM PDT by CyberAnt (President Bush: "America is the greatest nation on the face of the earth")
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To: Pikamax

To hell with anything this traitorous cretin has to say.


75 posted on 05/27/2005 11:21:17 PM PDT by Ursus arctos horribilis ("It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919)
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To: oceanview

"he can't, Frist can't do anything to compel McCain or any of the others in any way."

Strange cosmos, appears just about "anyone" can compel Frist to do "anything."


76 posted on 05/27/2005 11:23:16 PM PDT by Ursus arctos horribilis ("It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919)
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To: econ_grad

"I can't believe that Frist is running for President"

He can run, but he can't hide.


77 posted on 05/27/2005 11:24:53 PM PDT by Ursus arctos horribilis ("It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919)
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To: John Lenin
Why they picked this guy in the first place is beyond me and now he is a lame duck who answers to no one.

I believe he was a personal choice of the president.

78 posted on 05/27/2005 11:26:38 PM PDT by itsahoot (If Judge Greer can run America then I guess just about anyone with a spine could do the same.)
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To: Pikamax

Bush is toast. McCain is running the country.

Where is W these days, anyway?


79 posted on 05/28/2005 12:16:41 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (I can't think of anything clever.)
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To: CyberAnt
Roberts-R chair of the senate intel committee - SAYS THE INTEL COMMITTEE HAS ALREADY SEEN THE DOCUMENTS
80 posted on 05/28/2005 3:54:46 AM PDT by kcvl
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