[FairOpinion]

As someone said on FoxNews, the Dems keep trying to refight the election with every Bush nominee for any post.

The Republicans shouldn't allow this.

The Dems are not looking at the qualifications of the nominees, which is all that should be considered, but they oppose them, because they have the same philosophy, as President Bush.

Well, Bush WON, and the Dems just still can't accept it.

[FairOpinion]

"Democrats are hoping to persuade moderate Sen. Lincoln Chafee (news, bio, voting record), R-R.I., to oppose Bolton, which could delay or even scuttle the nomination. Republicans control the panel by 10-8, and Chafee spokesman Stephen Hourahan has said the senator is inclined to support Bolton but is undecided. The committee would need a majority vote to recommend confirmation by the full Senate."


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If Chaffee votes with the Dems on this, and scuttles Bolton's nomination, the Republicans need to extract some serious payback against him.

[Phrostie]

Bolton publicly denounced North Korea, with severe criticism directed at leader Kim Jong Il.

Sounds like a straight forward, clear thinking individual to me

[DJ MacWoW]

Curiosity question. Does anyone know what the "R" stands for in Mr Boltons name? My Grandmother had a lot of John Rollo Boltons in her family. Her cousin was a John R Bolton.

[RKV]

"Powell, who headed the State Department in Bush's first administration, was known to have serious policy differences with Bolton." This difference between Bolton and Powell, is a positive qualification, and not a negative, IMHO.

[EGPWS]

"We don't see any grounds for questioning his nomination or confirmation," Boucher said.

Political mindset put aside......

[SDGOP]

I say if democrats want to use this nomination to publicly defend the United Nations to the public by all means let them drag it out and stick up for a body that is disliked and distrusted by the majority of the country.

[whadizit]

"The Republicans shouldn't allow this." Duh?

It is time we ask our Republicans in Congress JUST WHO WON IN 2004? By the looks of things, the Dems. did!! They are doing whatever they want and the SISSY, WEAK-KNEED Republicans are ROLLING OVER AGAIN! I am so sick of it. The Republican Party needs to rid itself of TURNCOATS!! Wonder why the Dems. never have any? BETWEEN THE WEAK-KNEED COWARDS AND THE TURNCOATS, THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS IN DIRE STRAITS!!!!!!

[ken21]

if anyone who ever clashed with someone else at work were eliminated from public service,

there'd be no one in public service.