Couldn't they just kick him out of the committee?
Good question.
I agree.
Option 1: Get Chaffee's commitment to "abstain" from voting on Bolton.
Option 2: Expel Chaffee from the committee.
Option 3: Expel Chaffee from the GOP because of the unspecified "ethics problem" that Democrats have used to make him their puppet.
Option 4: Bring Bolton's nomination to the full Senate without "committee approval".
I wonder if Presidential-candidate Frist will choose to demonstrate his leadership skills by doing any of these?