Because it is proprietary, I cannot post the full transcript of the press meeting with Senators Frist and McCain on John Bolton’s nomination — but I am happy to forward it to others if you would like it. Make an individual request by emailing steve@thewashingtonnote.com and TWN will immediately forward the transcript.
This morning, Senator Majority Leader Bill Frist and Senator John McCain held a press conference in the Mansfield Room of the U.S.
I am writing up my notes on the Frist/McCain press conference on John Bolton held today in the Mansfield Room. Check back shortly. . . But until then, a couple of teasers. When asked why he was there with Senator Frist talking on John Bolton, Senator McCain said, “Because Bill Frist asked me to….
Something seems to be breaking on the Bolton battle. The White House may be yielding on evidence requests and communicating this through John McCain. Or they may be announcing that they think they have enough votes on cloture? Or — though I seriously doubt it — they may be throwing in the towel.
feel free to visit this new website, StopJohnBolton.com. More soon.
I have a somewhat odd request. There are quite a number of interesting organizations opposing John Bolton’s nomination to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and among the roster of individuals — there are a lot of centrists, and even conservatives, who have been working against Bolton’s appointment.
White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card has seemingly been pushed into the Bolton mess by Karl Rove, who pretends to be Card’s Deputy.
Senators Chris Dodd and Joseph Biden have sent another letter (TWN will post letter on Monday) to the administration proposing that if National Intelligence Director John Negroponte is willing to deal, the Dems will send the names of three dozen U.S. official’s names to learn if any were among those revealed to Bolton.
I’m heading over to a big bash at the Dutch Embassy tonight — and then on a long run with my dog, Oakley. You should hear what he thinks about the prospect of John Bolton at the U.N. Have fun.
In case folks are interested, I just posted this on the Howard Dean controversy over at TPM Cafe. Mark Williams also was kind enough to post a video link of similar comments I made Wednesday on MSNBC on DemBloggers.com. More later.
