Bolton OK Expected on Party-Line Vote

[Miss Chybil]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050509/ap_on_re_us/un_ambassador

By SIOBHAN McDONOUGH, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 25 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - John R. Bolton, the president's controversial choice to be ambassador to the United Nations, will likely win a party-line vote in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, according to the panel's chairman.

Sen. Richard Lugar (news, bio, voting record), R-Ind., told CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday that in the end, he suspected Republicans will vote for President Bush's nominee, and Democrats will vote unanimously against him. That would send Bolton's nomination to the full Senate on a 10-8 margin when the GOP-led committee meets Thursday.

The vote, delayed since mid-April, probably will come off as scheduled, Lugar predicted. But he acknowledged that Democrats who want more information about Bolton have many procedural ways to stall the vote.

Four committee Republicans supported postponement of the April vote in order to review fresh allegations against Bolton. While none has announced plans to oppose Bolton, it would take only one Republican to side with the committee's eight Democrats to create a tie vote — jeopardizing the nomination.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050509/ap_on_re_us/un_ambassador

[Jo March]

1. repubs had enough time to bring the others in line

How disgusting.

[Zorra]

2. What a surprise. The fascists obey der fuhrer once again. n/t

[still_one]

3. 2006 is our last chance for democracy

[Tesha]

20. *2000* was our last chance for Democracy.

> 2006 is our last chance for democracy

No, 2000 was our last chance for Democracy. We blew it, and
Democracy won't be back for a long, long time. Now, it's just a
question of them sorting out the details of who gets what spoils.

Tesha

[ewagner]

4. In simple terms

Their bribery was better than our bribery.

I would estimate that Voinovich and Chafee have been bribed and threatened beyond anything we can imagine. If our side has any fault, I suspect it was that we either didn't try bribery or did it weakly. That's how power politics is played in "the land of the free and the home of the brave" AND and while I dispise it, I think we're going to have to learn to play the game well before we can change things.

[Beetwasher]

14. The Difference Is, Dems Don't Threaten The Lives Of Repubs Families

I suspect some Senators got a call from Cheney that went something like this:

"So, Senator, big vote coming up on Bolton soon. BTW, how's the family? Be a damn shame if anything happened to them".

[w4rma]

19. The Repug "moderates" are not moderates. They are actors. (nt)

[notadmblnd]

5. I hope that one republican does the right thing

From what I'm reading this morning... if Bolton gets in, A city in the US will be nuked. They'll claim Iran did it scaring Americans once again into starting a war based on a lie. I think it will happen at the end of the school year in June. I hope I'm wrong.

[QuettaKid]

6. US city nuked

Just curious as to what your reading this morning? Where are you reading about a US city getting nuked?

[notadmblnd]

8. I was reading a discussion on another thread here

about the Corsi fella on CSPAN 2 over the weekend. It was it was a link in a link. One of the articals talking of Rice's refusal to product the documents on Bolton. I'll see if I can find it for you.

[notadmblnd]

9. follow the links in this thread.

see if you are getting the same message I am.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1455753

[lavenderdiva]

12. I read the entire thread and links...

and didn't read anything about the nuke option... Did I miss something? Can you find the specific link about this reference; I'm interested...

[notadmblnd]

15. Here is another

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=1768708

[Stand and Fight]

7. Link.

You must provide a link for such an allegation -- "From what I'm reading this morning... if Bolton gets in, A city in the US will be nuked."

[notadmblnd]

17. I did post a couple of links in response to another poster

read them and see what you think. I'm not saying there is a direct quote by any poster. What I am saying is this is what I think their game plan is.

[creeksneakers2]

10. This isn't the same as Lugar saying

he has the votes to approve Bolton. Lugar just says he suspects he will. What else can he say if he doesn't have the votes?

[goodboy]

11. get on the phone now and call your senators...Kick! this bastard cannot

be confirmed,.

[Hamsta1]

16. agreed

we must send this PNACer PACKing. along with the rest of them.

[newfaceinhell]

13. "moderate" republicans look like showing their true colors once more...nt

[w4rma]

18. Rubber-stamp Repugs. That particularly includes Rubber-stamp Chafee.(nt)