Bolton U.N. Nomination Returns to the Senate

npr---morning edition ^ | 7 27 06 | Michele Kelemen

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Just over a year ago, Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH) stood in the way of controversial U.N. ambassador pick John Bolton. The Bush administration worked around Senate opposition by giving Bolton a recess appointment to the job. Now Bolton is back up for Senate confirmation. Michele Kelemen reports

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I caught this segement on the way to work this AM. Click on the link to listen to the report (you paid for it with NPR). No much new here...just reports about people complaining that Bolton does not work well with the UN diplomats...

[elc]

I haven't followed this closely, but Voinovich now supports him and wants to get him confirmed?

What's the outlook on the confirmation? Dems going to fillubuster?

[Izzy Dunne]

The Bush administration worked around Senate opposition

This is baldfaced misleading.

The Senate never even got a chance to VOTE on Bolton, thanks to the weapons of mass obstruction.

[Hazcat]

1. Just why should what a "former UN bureau chief for the NYT" even be important?

2. Why shouldn't Amb Bolton take another UN Amb to task for disparaging remarks about the US heartland? What we should just accept it as fact and cry "Mia Culpa"?