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"If the White House wants to spend enough political chips they could save it," Lichtman said.

Precisely. Despite the VP's stated sentence of support, I haven't seen the WH leading any charge of the light brigade to Bolton's defense. They've been pretty meek, if you ask me.

A comment of support here, and another one there.

I think it really is their style to float people and see if anything turns up. Ashcroft, Chavez, Kerik.... examples. I don't mind the style, but it's hard to get worked up over that which hasn't yet gotten the WH in a lather.

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What is the point of voting Republicans into office if they are going to role over and let the Democrats run the show?

Everybody should be writing or calling the RNC and telling them that you will not donate another dime to the party until the take a strong stand on:

Judges
Bolton
Tom Delay

Not a d-i-m-e!