Posted on 09/07/2006 10:50:44 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Chafee delays vote on Bolton nomination
By ANNE PLUMMER FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer (Published: September 7, 2006)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Lincoln Chafee has pulled the plug on a push by his fellow Republicans to confirm John Bolton as U.N. ambassador, saying he had more questions that needed to be answered.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee was expected to vote along party lines during a committee meeting Thursday to approve Bolton. But the panel postponed the vote after Chafee, R-R.I., expressed doubt.
"Sen. Chafee said he still had questions that were not answered," said the senator's spokesman, Stephen Hourahan.
Chafee was expected to send a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice later in the day outlining his questions about Bolton, Hourahan said.
During the hearing, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar, R-Ind., gave no reason for the delay and did not say when the vote would be held. Bolton had been opposed by many Democrats but was expected to be confirmed by the Republican-led panel.
Lugar said he removed the nomination from the agenda of Thursday's committee meeting after conferring with several senators.
Joseph Biden, the top Democrat on the panel, said he did not know what the delayed vote means for Bolton, or whether Democrats would push for a filibuster. Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., said he plans to recommend his colleagues filibuster the floor vote on Bolton to keep him from being confirmed.
Democrats have questioned Bolton's brusque style and whether he could be an effective bureaucrat who could force reform at the U.N.
Biden did say Democrats would not push for a committee vote any time soon. "I feel zero urgency with Mr. Bolton," said Biden, D-Del.
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I agree, a Democrat would be an improvement.
I wish I lived in Rhode Island so I could vote against this idiot. I hope the GOP voters of RI have the good sense to throw him out in the primary. If I recall correctly, he was also one of the ones dragging his feet during the Clinton impeachment process.
...Because, of course, there is nothing going on at the UN that's very urgent, right?
"bye, Chafee"
Your only Republican friend is George Bush. oooops.
LOL! Thanks for the chuckle. I think Chafee is holding Bolton's nomination up hoping to extract money for his re-election. Ooooops, looks like it backfired! I think most everyone in the GOP would rather have a Rat elected in place of this P.O.S.
George Bush coming out for Chafee?.. What is he thinking?..
Senators think they are gods. One more reason why one of our worst senators needs to be taken down. Go Laffey!!!
The president asks for this kind of treatment when he supports one of the worst RINOs ever.
Unfortunate that a good guy like Bolton (let alone our national interest) has to pay the price.
With the tyrant of Iran about to address the UN in the US -- as a good a demonstration of American weakness and UN moral bankruptcy as you can have in one event -- a respectable Senate would strike back for American dignity by approving Bolton unanimously, now.
But the Senate is not respectable, just a bunch of arrogant egotists who call themselves "the world's greatest deliberative body." Phuck them.
By claiming to be a Republican he is actually a Democrat occupying Republican committee seats where he can do a lot more damage than somebody on the other side.
Vote him outta there! If Sh!tWhitehouse wins at least the Dems will have to give him a seat on their side of the aisle!
Exactly. Mega-dittoes.
This is the same backstabbing dipsh*t that "W"'s backing and Mrs. Bush has campaigned for? And they wonder why the GOP is in trouble.
Now why did you have to go and disrespect Wally Cox that way?
Looks like lunch money on the hoof in high school to me.
Next Tuesday!
You are the weakest, Linc
Goodbye.
I dont think its that hard, he's trying to get in the news as standing up to Conservatives so he can win his primary in RI.
Posted by AFPhys to WOSG
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I'm surprised that RI Republicans may finally have had enough of Chaffee... I've been lobbying against him for a decade, it seems... I'd rather have some type of "R" in every seat of the Senate and can put up with RINOs like Snowe and Collins, but Chaffee is way out of the league of mere "RINO".
He not only votes against us, but he does real damage to the integrity of the Republican party.
I feel almost as strongly in that regard against McCain... but at least he has a true "conservative" streak on some issues. That does not seem to be true about Chaffee.
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