Chafee Says He'll Vote for Bolton as U.S. Envoy to UN

[Freddie Stubbs]

April 19 (Bloomberg) -- John Bolton moved closer to becoming U.S. ambassador to the United Nations as Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee said he will support Bolton's nomination when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes today.

Chafee's vote was in question. Republicans hold a 10-8 advantage on the panel, and a single defection would produce a tie vote that could block the nomination or send it to the full Senate without the panel's recommendation. Democrats on the foreign relations panel are united against Bolton.

``I am a strong supporter for the president's ability to name his team,'' Chafee, of Rhode Island, told reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Chuck Hagel of Nebraska is now the only Republican who's not said for certain that he'll support Bolton. Hagel is ``likely'' to vote for Bolton if no negative information comes out before the vote, Hagel spokesman Mike Buttry said yesterday

more: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aPMxq0.Z4Mbg&refer=us

[roguevalley]

1. Chaffee is a coward, a bastard and needs to be voted out. Its

been a good day for fascism. What next? End of the fillibuster? What will you say then, Chaffee? Bush has a right to become defacto dictator of AmeriKKKa?

[Isere]

22. I love your dogs!

Oh, my! My heart just went pitty-pat!
I'm a goner! A jealous one, too!

[Pacifist Patriot]

2. Aw damn, my email and phone call didn't work.

AGGH!

[villager]

3. MoveOn needs to get on this weak-kneed bastard right now

de-elect Chaffee....

[Generator]

4. No negative information?

These assclowns called senators are a joke. Anybody with an hour and an internet connection can figure it out. But they are always so fucking clueless..ignorance as a ruse to keep their jobs.

I hope their loyalty to this unrightly elected neo-fascist joke of President comes back to haunt them. That's the only justice I can see.

[Career Prole]

16. Repukes want to vote "blind"...John Kerry makes the accusation.

"We were not born yesterday. The Republicans want to vote for John Bolton. There are 10 Republicans here," Lugar told the eight Democrats on the panel.

"Is the chairman saying it doesn't matter what we know about John Bolton?" asked last year's defeated presidential candidate, John Kerry, D-Mass. "If you don't know some of the allegations that have come across the transom then you are voting in the blind. Maybe you want to vote in the blind."

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20050419/ap_on_go_co/un_ambassador&sid=84439559

:applause:

[still_one]

5. I had no doubt

I said this before, the scum stick together

when the anti-fillibuster legistlation passes, it is over. no need to vote anymore

this is what the dlc and dnc have given us

[katty]

6. Chafee yet another coward-arm twisting by rover and frist

[UpInArms]

7. see the "librul" CONservative moderate

weenie out on being an honorable human.

:puke:

[Gothmog]

8. Chaffee was going to targeted anyway

We need to really target Chaffee for the 2006 elections. He is vulnerable and needs to be put out to retirement.

[UCLA Dem]

14. Agreed. Lets bring him down!!

[The_Casual_Observer]

9. I hate how these guys have no problem shitting the public

about their "faith" in chimp. In fact, they are all wondering when chimp is going to lose it and launch a first strike nuclear attack. They are shit scared of incurring the wrath of rove, apparently a fate worse that death, so they toe the line no matter what.

[Zorra]

10. Was there ever any doubt? Fascists will be fascists.

[WhereIsMyFreedom]

11. Idiot Lugar

``The president deserves to have his nominee represent him at the United Nations,'' panel chairman Richard Lugar said in a statement prepared to open today's session.

So, uh, who is supposed to represent the United States in the UN?

[callous taoboy]

12. He was seem limping out of Rove's office, dark bruises

were seen around the neck area.

[UCLA Dem]

13. Coward!!! eom.

[lies and propaganda]

15. I never doubted that he wouldnt....

These people fall into line, especially after the Riot Act has been read to them. Hagel will more than likely as well.

[olddad56]

17. wait until it is the people of Connecticut's turn to vote for Chafee.

The repubs won't vote for him and the dems won't vote for him. If he has already screwed himself, he may as well vote his conscious now. Why vote like a Nazi when you don't have to. Maybe his life would be in danger if he voted his conscious.

[KamaAina]

20. He'll be in deep kim chee in Rhode Island, too

that's the state he represents*. Conn. has a good Dem senator in Chris Dodd, and also has Joe Lieberman.

[olddad56]

21. oops, my bad.

[0007]

18. Voinovich isn't gonna vote for Bolton

[calimary]

19. Voinovich needs to be THANKED:

It was his no vote that got the whole thing held over. No mindless, flat-out rubber-stamps today, kids.

Here's his contact info from DUer K8-EEE:

Honorable George V. Voinovich 524 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 [phone] Fax: [phone] TDD: [phone]

Got this from FR, he's getting Freeped, support Voinovich for doing the decent thing!!