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White House Sends Bolton Nomination to the Senate
National Review Magazine ^ | 11/9/06 | Byron York

Posted on 11/09/2006 10:55:02 AM PST by meg88

THIS WILL BE INTERESTING [Byron York] From a White House press release:

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations.

Posted at 1:40 PM


TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: bolton; breaking; johnbolton; johnrbolton; johnrobertbolton
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To: Mo1; Bahbah; STARWISE; Peach; tiredoflaundry

Fox News just reported that the confirmation of Gates will begin 12/4.


101 posted on 11/09/2006 11:24:00 AM PST by Txsleuth
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To: kidd

That's exactly what I was thinking. When I heard he had an early lunch with Pelosi, and then Rumsfeld gone - I thought he traded him off for a few things, like Bolton.


102 posted on 11/09/2006 11:25:43 AM PST by I still care ("Remember... for it is the doom of men that they forget" - Merlin, from Excalibur)
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To: Txsleuth; Common Tator
Soooooo...HE is to blame as well....and he has had it in for Bush since he lost his job as Majority Leader...

Bush pushed out Lott. Lott engineered the loss of the Senate through the gang of 14 and other things. Payback is a Hillary!

103 posted on 11/09/2006 11:25:54 AM PST by NeoCaveman (Congratulations to Michelle Bachman, Steve Chabot, Mark Wahlberg, Adrian Smith and other CFGers)
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To: Howlin

I think we should all contact our Congresscritters, the ones that have GOP ones...and DEMAND that they start playing hardball.

The DEMS played hardball the WHOLE time there were in the minority...and Bush's agenda was thwarted all of the time.

Of course that is because the dems stuck together, we had a Senate full of RINOS....but, still, tell them that if they don't want to be voted out...and STAY the minority after 2008...they better get some backbone!


104 posted on 11/09/2006 11:26:26 AM PST by Txsleuth
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To: rwfromkansas

They HAVE to do it now....Bolton's recess appointment expires the 1st of Jan.

Plus...they won't have the "majority" (such that it is) after Jan. 1st.


105 posted on 11/09/2006 11:28:07 AM PST by Txsleuth
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To: mulligan

It's the Democrats that storm out of meeting calling the other parties Nazi's when they lose. Republicans proved they were the adults by not whining about stolen elections and crying for the cameras.

Keep showing the American public who the adults are. Let the Democrats spew their bile. We've been out of power before, we can handle it. We don't have to like it, by we can still have class.


106 posted on 11/09/2006 11:28:39 AM PST by listenhillary (You can lead a man to reason, but you can't make him think)
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To: meg88

He has shown to be not only competent but a very valuable assest to this country. If they won't approve, Bush better have the huevos to do another recess appointment of him. That will send a message just as Reagan did when he fired the air traffic controllers.


107 posted on 11/09/2006 11:28:51 AM PST by doug from upland
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To: Piranha
Don't forget Steeve Doocy as one of the triplets separated at birth


108 posted on 11/09/2006 11:29:37 AM PST by Republican Red (if you don't want to root for the home team then get the hell out of the stadium)
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To: meg88

I wouldn't be surprised if the real Dem strategy is this: Dems will pretend to advance changes...but will actually do nothing. The MSM will begin to say the economy is looking good and Iraq is getting better...thanks to Dems. In other words, the only thing that changes will be MSM coverage.


109 posted on 11/09/2006 11:29:59 AM PST by macamadamia
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To: meg88

This is a positive move.

This type of stuff is what is needed. Take the battle to the trenches and FIGHT damn it!


110 posted on 11/09/2006 11:30:25 AM PST by smith288
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To: meg88

Woudn't it be nice if Bush put on a display of the "Power of the Presidency?"

"Oversight" doesn't mean "Obstruct."


111 posted on 11/09/2006 11:31:51 AM PST by rightinthemiddle (Without the Media, the Left and Islamofacists are Nothing.)
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To: All

I like what someone else on another thread said if Bolton gets the boot, Bush should leave the position vacant.


112 posted on 11/09/2006 11:32:00 AM PST by j_k_l (http://www.oneflewoverthechurch.com)
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To: meg88

This is more like it.

Game on.


113 posted on 11/09/2006 11:33:00 AM PST by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: Dane

Visual image of that happening just made me LOL! Thanks!


114 posted on 11/09/2006 11:33:12 AM PST by nfldgirl ("I love a good rant every now-n-then!")
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To: meg88

hey, a good opportunity to put into practice all the luncheon smoozing that went on today.


115 posted on 11/09/2006 11:33:19 AM PST by Tulsa Ramjet ("If not now, when?" "Because it's judgment that defeats us.")
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To: I still care

President Bush is a great negotiator then. I have read numerous times today that Rummy was leaving no matter what the election outcome. It has been surmized that if we held Congress he still would have left by the end of the year.

If Rummy was going anyway, we just got Bolton for free.


116 posted on 11/09/2006 11:33:57 AM PST by Republican Red (if you don't want to root for the home team then get the hell out of the stadium)
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To: meg88
I wonder what other niceties The President and The Speaker discussed over tea and crumpets. Every so often, GWB finds ways to tie the Dems into knots.

Moving to make China's MFN status conditional would have the Nancy Pelosi faction and the Sherrod Brown faction of the Democratic Party at one another's jugulars.
117 posted on 11/09/2006 11:34:12 AM PST by .cnI redruM (2008 is another day and another battle.)
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To: meg88

Ah great strategy. Setting up the 2008 campaign issues right now.


118 posted on 11/09/2006 11:36:31 AM PST by ElkGroveDan
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To: meg88

Fabulous timing!!! Smooth move...

Should go through like cheese in my digestive system...

/sarcasm


119 posted on 11/09/2006 11:36:53 AM PST by stevie_d_64 (Houston Area Texans (I've always been hated))
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To: misterrob
I say they'll cave. Hope I'm wrong.
120 posted on 11/09/2006 11:37:37 AM PST by b4its2late (FOOTBALL REFEREES: It's tough playing with us, but you can't play the game without us.)
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