Is Bolton's Nomination Tanking?

[NATO AIR]

It might seem that way, it should be time for us to take a good long hard look at what's going on here. Are the Dems on to something or is this another conspiracy to harm the Bush administration? Hopefully the truth will come out before the May 9th vote. I still support his nomination, but that's a support of his policies and ideas, not his personal life, which now is in question.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1691-2005Apr19.html

Panel Delays Vote on Bolton Nomination to U.N.
Senators Unexpectedly Decide to Spend More Time Investigating New Allegations

By Charles Babington and Dafna Linzer
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, April 20, 2005; Page A01

John R. Bolton's nomination to be ambassador to the United Nations suffered a setback yesterday when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee unexpectedly decided to spend three more weeks investigating allegations that he mistreated subordinates, threatened a female government contractor and misled the committee about his handling of classified materials.

The panel's decision -- spurred by Ohio Republican Sen. George V. Voinovich's change of heart during an emotional meeting -- came after Democrats passionately argued that senators and their aides need more time to check out new accusations against Bolton, now the undersecretary of state for arms control. Panel members said they may ask Bolton, who spent a full day testifying last week, to return for more questioning.

The action was a blow to President Bush, who nominated Bolton, and to Senate GOP leaders who had hoped to move the nomination to the full Senate before new allegations -- some of them vague and unsubstantiated thus far -- could result in greater opposition. Bolton's combative criticisms of the United Nations have endeared him to many conservatives, but liberals and some moderate Republicans say he lacks the temperament for the U.N. job.

The developments, which some aides called stunning, complicate matters for Bolton's backers. "The dynamic has changed," said Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee (R-R.I.), who before yesterday's session had said he was reluctantly inclined to vote for Bolton. "A lot of reservations surfaced today. It's a new day."
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[Bonnie]

White House Fears GOP Senator Will Kill Bolton Nomination
by Chris Field
Posted Apr 18, 2005

Is the GOP Heading for the Tall Grass Again?

Searching for the Next GOP Villain


Human Events has learned that the White House has become increasingly nervous about the confirmation of John Bolton to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

As a new week begins on Capitol Hill, conservatives are beginning to worry that the Democrats' smear campaign against John Bolton might be working.

With the Senate Foreign Relations Committee set to vote on the nomination on Tuesday, Republicans now fear that they might not have the votes to get Bolton out of committee and onto the Senate floor.

Liberal GOP Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R.I.) has long been a question mark for the Senate leadership. Now Majority Leader Frist must add fellow presidential hopeful Sen. Chuck Hagel (R.-Neb.) to his list of possible turncoats.

Sources say that the White House is taking seriously reports that Hagel is considering a vote against the President's pick to represent the U.S. at the United Nations in committee.

The Los Angeles Times today reported that Hagel "suggested" he might oppose the Bolton nomination because he is "troubled" by the nominee's "method of operation" and that he is "concerned about a series of accusations questioning Bolton's temperament and wondered if he was the right man for the job."

Conservatives in Washington believe that, in effect, a vote against Bolton would put an end to any hopes for higher political office that Sen. Hagel may harbor. What he now says stands in stark contrast to his March 14 statement on the Bolton nomination just over a month ago:

http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=7190

 

[manu1959]

The Los Angeles Times today reported that Hagel "suggested" he might oppose the Bolton nomination because he is "troubled" by the nominee's "method of operation" and that he is "concerned about a series of accusations questioning Bolton's temperament and wondered if he was the right man for the job."


i agree, if only bolton behaved like al gore, ted kennedy, barbara boxer and the rest of the reasonable, well spoken, ethical, rational liberals.....

 

[Bonnie]

The Los Angeles Times today reported that Hagel "suggested" he might oppose the Bolton nomination because he is "troubled" by the nominee's "method of operation" and that he is "concerned about a series of accusations questioning Bolton's temperament and wondered if he was the right man for the job."


i agree, if only bolton behaved like al gore, ted kennedy, barbara boxer and the rest of the reasonable, well spoken, ethical, rational liberals.....

See again Republicans are caving to Liberal smeer tactics with one of their own. Heaven forbid someone should go to the UN and tell Kofi to shove it!!!

 

[BR-549]

Therefore he should of course be executed. Just ask the New York Times or Washington Pest, ah Post. I also heard he once blew milk out of his nose in the cafeteria.. ohhh grosssssss...