Bush denies Democrats Bolton files

The Washington Times ^ | May 28, 2005 | Stephen Dinan and James G. Lakely

[concentric circles]

The Bush administration said yesterday that Democratic senators should not expect to get the documents they are seeking before they will allow an up-or-down vote on John R. Bolton...

"They have what they need," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said. "The Democratic and Republican leaders of the Intelligence Committee have had access to this sensitive, highly classified information. The Democrats clamoring for it have already voted against the nomination. This is about partisan politics."

...The documents sought by Democratic Sens. Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware and Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut are e-mail messages and other background material for congressional testimony Mr. Bolton was to give in 2003 about Syria's weapons programs and 10 foreign communications intercepts the nominee requested in his current role as undersecretary of state for arms control and international security...

... Republicans said the requests for information are just a delay tactic.

The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee have seen redacted versions of the intercepts, and concluded nothing could be learned from allowing Mr. Biden to see censored versions.

Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas Republican and the committee chairman, went further, saying that releasing the intercepts to anyone else would set a bad precedent for compromising some of the most sensitive intelligence...

[kromike]

He's saying STFU, advice I'd like to personally give to a bunch of political blowhards and Muslim crybabies...

:)

[upchuck]

Y E S !

Er, I mean, NO!!

:)

[Stellar Dendrite]

Bush doesn't have the balls to do it.

[Stellar Dendrite]

Allen/DeLay '08!!!!

[Stellar Dendrite]

Bush is NOT playing 'Waldo' when it comes to giving 50 mil to terroist scum like Abbas. I've said it many times, I just can't drop it.....it was the last straw in my mind.

[mowkeka]

GOOD!
McCain is going to be furious!

[GVnana]

Bump.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

he doen't want his air base closed by BRAC!

[ARCADIA]

I have a suggestion:

Lets just leave the position of Ambassador to the UN vacant, and stop all payment on dues until they confirm Bolten. We will just send someone in uncle sam outfit to veto 100% of their security council resolutions. I don't care if it takes them a century to get around to it. In the intrim there are better thing to do with Bolten then to send him to a powerless and useless organization. They don't like him fine...screw the UN; there is no longer a need to worry about them.

[Dr.Hilarious]

I'm glad he says it nice and slow so that old fart can take his time. If not, he can always ask some kid who wants to be just like him for assistance.

[Soul Seeker]

Good for the President.

[andyandval]

I'm pretty sure he's saying

"Sit in the fire truck, Bub."

But I could be wrong. :o)

[COUNTrecount]

Nice. Very nice. Even Helen Keller would have gotten it.

[BenLurkin]

"Start the fire up!"

[Bullish]

XLNT!

They've got everything they need for an up or down vote.
Let them hang themselves with their obstructionism.

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

A Bolton recess appt. this weekend would be nice. Let the dems chew on that for a while.

I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want!
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna...

You think he has the stones for it? It would be abso-FREAKING-lutly perfect. I can see Fat-Teddy and the rest of the whiners popping aneurysms all over the well of the Senate! It would be the perfect payback for the back stabbing they took with that so called compromise. That would be better than B****-Slapping Fat-Teddy, Babbling Babs, and that sneaky P***Ant Joe Biden!

Oh please, just give me this one thing and I'll never ask for another favor!! Please, Pretty PLEASE with SUGAR ON IT!!!

(I'm starting to feel like Muttly!) MUTTLY WANT!!

From your lips to Gods ear!

Regards,
GtG

[Let's Roll]

I'm going to say this because as usual we are letting the left define the argument:

I don't care what's in the documents because I hope Bolton is even "meaner" than the allegations.

The only "reason" they have come up with to deny him the appointment is exactly the reason I want him to have the appointment. Instead of our side defending Bolton against the charges we should be celebrating them! I can't believe this lame "reason" is all they have.

I WANT Bolton to be sent to the UN to preside over its dismantling.

Average Americans to sniveling, appeasing leftist senators - "WE WANT A HARD@SS TO REPRESENT US AT THE UN!!" All this delaying to convince us how mean he is, just makes us want him more.

[SuziQ]

"They have what they need," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said. "The Democratic and Republican leaders of the Intelligence Committee have had access to this sensitive, highly classified information. The Democrats clamoring for it have already voted against the nomination. This is about partisan politics."

Good for the White House!

[ohioWfan]

Does it make you feel like a grown-up (i.e. man) to say that?

Because you say it a lot, and it makes me laugh (at you.....not with you).

[Stellar Dendrite]

Go away, I've recieved FReepmail about you from multiple sources.

Don't ever ping me again.