Posted on 07/26/2006 4:55:44 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
New York Senators Hillary Clinton and Charles Schumer are "seriously reconsidering” their opposition to the nomination of John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
The reason: With war raging in the Middle East, the two are facing increasing pressure from pro-Israel groups to forgo another Democratic filibuster against Bolton.
"Given the fact that we face a world today where every decision every day seems to count, we cannot allow any disruption in who plays the lead role in representing the United States," said Jack Rosen, chairman of the American Jewish Congress.
"This is not a time for a void. It is not a time to take away someone who's represented us well at the United Nations, putting aside for the moment any squabbles or disagreements with the administration."
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding a hearing on the nomination on Thursday, and several Democrats on the panel have indicated they are still opposed to the nomination, the New York Sun reports.
But Schumer and Clinton, who voted to block Bolton’s confirmation a year ago, have not yet stated their position regarding the ambassador.
And the president of the Zionist Organization of America, Morton Klein, said that "important friends" of Schumer and Clinton have confided to him that the senators are "seriously reconsidering" their position on Bolton.
"If they came out against him, I would be somewhat surprised," Klein told the Sun. "I think there's a reasonable chance they might support him this time around."
Support of Bolton from Clinton and Schumer would seriously jeopardize any Democratic effort to filibuster his confirmation. Bolton has served as U.N. ambassador without legislative backing since President Bush appointed him during a congressional recess last August.
As NewsMax reported last week, Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio – the lone Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee who opposed the Bolton nomination last year – has now said he would vote to confirm Bolton as ambassador.
Committee chairman Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana "seized on Mr. Voinovich’s reversal last week and immediately scheduled a hearing on the nomination,” according to the Sun.
The American Jewish Congress’ Rosen said he believes that Clinton and Schumer "would understand that the Jewish community is supporting Bolton and that when you represent a large Jewish community in New York, politics matters.”
Democrats would you desided in your are going to be wacko far leftist or wacko leftists or "Moderates" this daily change in policy is making the rest of us dizzy!
Okay. You win. I can't argue otherwise.
Rarely do the people get to witness a nominee preform in the role he's nominated for before he's confirmed.
Surely the American people can see he's the man for the job and, It would seem to me that it would not be in the Rats to block Bolton.
Aussie, how can you trust anything those two say?
Bottom line is: NOBODY can!
I'd dearly love to see Bolton "announce" he's considering a run for the White House.
The Rats and more than a few RINOs wouldn't know which way to jump!
He was nominated = and filibustered...not even given a vote.
Conresscritters and Senators went home for vacation and President exercised his right to simply appoint him for a one year period.
Wouldn't that be fun! the words "mass apoplexy" come to mind
They are waiting for the results of the poll.
Anyone know when the hearings begin???
Yeah. What you said MN!......(WTH?).....(can I have some of whatever it is you got goin'?)
FMCDH(BITS)
Monica Lewinsky turned 31 this week.
It seems like only yesterday she was crawling around the White House on her
hands and knees.
They grow up so fast.
Did she blow out the candles on her cake???
They will back Bolton only because it is a good political move .. and not because they support him.
Typical!
BTTT
when she votes against partial birth abortion and for pro-life judges based on their abilities; she will still be a fat lying smelly pig,but she will marginally prove she does remember her religous background
Word up!
LOL...why yes,l I think you do.
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