Reid: No docs, no Bolton

CNN ^ | 6/9/05

[llevrok]

Senate Democrats will not allow a vote on President Bush's choice for U.N. ambassador unless the White House hands over records of communications intercepts Bolton sought from the secretive National Security Agency, Minority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday.

[tobyhill]

Recess appointment

[sirthomasthemore]

These guys are too inept to be true. Nuke 'em, Frist.

[Sthitch]

So much for seperation of powers.

[oceanview]

with what votes? McCain and his gang of 7 are not going to change the rules for Bolton.

[TeleStraightShooter]

Who's the (D) on the Intel committee who has seen said requested docs and said "there's nothing here"

[oceanview]

Rockefeller I believe.

[Fenris6]

Or leave it open. Bush's choice of Bolton means he intends to reform the UN. Reform or Abandon should be our message.

[Just A Nobody]

Don't give in PRESIDENT Bush!

They have no right to these docs and Sen. Roberts and what's his name, already told you there is nothing there.

[TeleStraightShooter]

however it provides a nice jagged rock for which to interrupt Senate "comity" of which the compromised is perched upon.

[Dog Gone]

Nope, nuclear option. Once done, it would also apply to judges.

Done. Over with.

[Perdogg]

Drop the bomb, Senator Frist.

[Perdogg]

The House GOP should say "No Bolton No UN money".

[Coop]

Recess appointment

Heck no! That'd be like giving in to these idiots.

Nuke 'em!

[Mark]

Does Minority Leader Harry Reid want to be a dictator, some Grand Exaulted Ruler?

[Coop]

McCain and his gang of 7 are not going to change the rules for Bolton.

You have no idea what they're going to do. Wait and see just like the rest of us.

[Bullish]

Hey Reid, guess what?

You and your little party of socialist traitors can't be trusted with sensitive info. PERIOD!

[SoCar]

OK Dusty Reid, we will leave this UN Ambassador post vacant if you do not vote on Bolton. Who really cares?? When Bush gets around to it he can recess appoint him. You and your ilk are completely unnecessary!

[mwp99]

Bush criticized the delay last week, telling reporters that the information Democrats want was given to Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas and ranking committee Democrat John Rockefeller, D-West Virginia.

But Democrats have tried to argue that lawmakers have a right to that information in order to make an informed decision on Bolton, who has been accused of threatening intelligence analysts whose conclusions did not match his.

Either this is poorly written, or the Democrats are dumber than I previously thought. They're arguing that lawmakers have a right to information which some lawmakers already have? Mind-bogglingly stupid.

[tobyhill]

I like the nuke option but I heard some Rinos claiming they won't go with it for the UN Post just Judicial.