Comments on the White House’s Flamboyant Miscalculations on Bolton
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I have just written a selection this morning posted at TPM Cafe on the choices that the White House faces on Bolton. I hope you find it of interest.
Archives: June 2005
Senate to White House: Cough Up the Requested Documents or Send Us a Better Nominee to U.N. than John Bolton
The Senate spoke loud and clear today. John Bolton is NOT getting the approval of the United States Senate unless the White House fully concedes on the document requests that Senators have requested since April that might help better inform them as to controversial and important parts of John Bolton’s record.
WHITE HOUSE LOSES ON BOLTON VOTE AGAIN!
BOLTON VOTE CLOTURE RESULTS 38 Oppose Cloture — 54 Favor Cloture — 60 Votes Needed to Get Cloture CLOTURE ON BOLTON VOTE BLOCKED BECAUSE OF WHITE HOUSE OBSTRUCTIONISM ON DOCUMENTS John Bolton is the wrong person for the job.
On Cloture Vote. . .White House Just Lost Voinovich on Cloture Vote!
We just gained George Voinovich, who favored cloture last time. We also kept Senator Joseph Lieberman whom the White House was furiously courting. The White House is losing more ground than expected.
John McCain Absent in Floor Debate
It is fascinating that Senator Frist had Senator John McCain join him in a pro-Bolton press conference the other day, and I have no doubt that John McCain will vote in favor of cloture on Bolton and would probably support John Bolton.
Theatre of the Absurd: Why is Frist Mounting a Cloture Vote that He is Going to Lose?
There are two reasons why this cloture vote on Bolton is taking place today. First, Frist wants to try and paint Democrats opposing John Bolton as obstructionists, but the media covering the Bolton nomination are clearly not letting Frist have his way on that claim.
Bolton Vote
Debate began at 5 p.m. on the Bolton cloture vote, and a vote is scheduled at 6 p.m. but may come as early as 5:30 p.m. if the entire debate time is not used.