Senate panel scrubs vote on Bolton as U.N. envoy

[Judi Lynn]

Senate panel scrubs vote on Bolton as U.N. envoy
4 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday scrubbed a planned vote on President George W. Bush's bid to keep John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Committee Chairman Richard Lugar, an Indiana Republican, did not explain why the vote on whether to send Bolton's nomination to the full Senate was removed from the day's agenda and did not say if or when it would be taken up again.

Given Democratic opposition to Bolton's nomination, all Republicans on the committee would have to back him in order to send his name to the Senate with a full endorsement. Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee (news, bio, voting record) of Rhode Island, who is locked in a tight re-election bid, has not publicly said how he would vote.

After Senate Democrats blocked a floor vote on Bolton's nomination last year, Bush bypassed the Senate and appointed him during a congressional recess. But that appointment expires in January and the White House wants him confirmed for the rest of Bush's term which ends in January 2009.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060907/pl_nm/bush_bolton_dc

[Judi Lynn]

1. U.S. Senate panel postpones vote on Bolton nomination as U.N. ambassador

U.S. Senate panel postpones vote on Bolton nomination as U.N. ambassador
The Associated Press

Published: September 7, 2006

WASHINGTON A Senate panel postponed a vote scheduled for Thursday on the nomination of John Bolton as U.N. ambassador.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar, a Republican, gave no reason for the delay and did not say when the vote would be held. Bolton, nominated by President George. W. Bush, had been opposed by many Democrats, but he was expected to be confirmed by the Republican-led panel.

Lugar said he removed the nomination from the agenda of Thursday's committee meeting after conferring with several senators.

Bush temporarily installed Bolton as U.N. ambassador on Aug. 1, 2005, while Congress was in recess. The U.S. constitution allows presidents to bypass the Senate by making appointments during a recess. The recess appointment expires in January.
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http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/09/07/america/NA_GEN_US_Bolton_Nomination.php

[sabra]

2. hmm... some one doesn't have the votes.

[Peace Patriot]

3. Hm. Considering that most Americans support the United Nations,

and its mission of world peace, and (polls show) would have trusted a UN's consensus decision on invading Iraq, but DIDN'T TRUST Bush (56% opposed to a BUSH pre-emptive strike on Iraq, Feb. '03, before the invasion)--could it be that the Bush Junta has decided that it cannot afford to have its and Bolton's UN-smashing goals exposed?

They must think that the 5% to 10% "thumb on the scales" that their buds at Diebold and ES&S are giving to Bushites and warmongers in our so-called elections will not be sufficient to overcome the tide of revulsion at Bushite mass murder and massive thievery.

[Demeter]

4. Verrry Interesting!!!

[Judi Lynn]

5. Vote on controversial U.N. ambassador delayed

Vote on controversial U.N. ambassador delayed
POSTED: 11:28 a.m. EDT, September 7, 2006

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Senate panel postponed a vote scheduled for Thursday on approving John Bolton as U.N. ambassador, a job he has held temporarily since last year when President Bush appointed him over Democratic opposition.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar, R-Indiana, gave no reason for the delay and did not say when the vote would be held. Bolton had been opposed by many Democrats but was expected to be confirmed by the Republican-led panel.

Lugar said he removed the nomination from the agenda of Thursday's committee meeting after conferring with several senators.

His approval by the committee would pave the way for a confirmation vote on the Senate floor.
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http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/07/bolton.nomination.ap/index.html

[Ghost Dog]

6. Noted, thanks. and recommended n/t

[kstewart33]

7. Reuters: Senate Panel Scubs Vote on Bolton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday scrubbed a planned vote on President George W. Bush's bid to keep John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Committee Chairman Richard Lugar, an Indiana Republican, did not explain why the vote on whether to send Bolton's nomination to the full Senate was removed from the day's agenda and did not say if or when it would be taken up again

Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060907/pl_nm/bush_bolton_dc_2

[MADem]

8. Hmmmm....does some gossip column have pictures of Bolton

during his PLATO's RETREAT days?

BTW, ya need to put a link...

[maddezmom]

9. here is the link: please edit and add link

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060907/pl_nm/bush_bolton_dc_2

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday scrubbed a planned vote on President George W. Bush's bid to keep John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Committee Chairman Richard Lugar, an Indiana Republican, did not explain why the vote on whether to send Bolton's nomination to the full Senate was removed from the day's agenda and did not say if or when it would be taken up again.

Given Democratic opposition to Bolton's nomination, all Republicans on the committee would have to back him in order to send his name to the Senate with a full endorsement. Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee (news, bio, voting record) of Rhode Island, who is locked in a tight re-election bid, has not publicly said how he would vote.

a tad more at the link

[maddezmom]

13. AP:Senate panel postpones vote on Bolton

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Bush temporarily installed Bolton as U.N. ambassador on Aug. 1 of last year while Congress was in recess, an appointment that will expire in January. The recess appointment, provided for by the Constitution, came after Democrats blocked repeated attempts by GOP leaders to grant Bolton Senate confirmation.

Andy Fisher, a spokesman for committee Republicans, said Wednesday that "our expectation is that it will be a party-line vote." There are 10 Republicans and eight Democrats on the committee.

The panel's meeting comes as the United Nations is playing pivotal roles in trying to resolve confrontations with North Korea and Iran over their nuclear programs, and in keeping peace in the Middle East.

Democrats have questioned Bolton's brusque style and whether he could be an effective bureaucrat who could force reform at the U.N.

Sen. Christopher Dodd (news, bio, voting record), D-Conn., said he plans to recommend that his Democratic colleagues filibuster the floor vote on Bolton to keep him from being confirmed

more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060907/ap_on_go_co/bolton_nomination

[spindrifter]

10. Weird.

[gratuitous]

11. Avoiding an embarrassing loss?

SOP for the GOP. They'll probably wait on Bolton's confirmation until after the election and then vote him in lame duck, just like the gutless turds in the House did in impeaching Clinton.

[spotbird]

12. link please

Sometime after the election. This vote would hurt a few Republicans, Lieberman in particular.

[VegasWolf]

14. Bolton was having his hair dyed that day. nt

[spotbird]

16. and his mustache deloused.....n/t

[habitual]

15. Excuse me, senators:

I'd like you all to get back to the work of the people and stop focusing and using our precious time on political maneuvering.

Dammit

[Drum]

17. Reuters link:

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2006-09-07T143432Z_01_N07313058_RTRUKOC_0_US-BUSH-BOLTON.xml&WTmodLoc=Home-C5-politicsNews-2

[Breeze54]

18. Good! They're running scared!

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2404976

Senate panel scrubs vote on Bolton as U.N. envoy

Sep 7, 2006 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) -

Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday scrubbed a planned vote
on President George W. Bush's bid to keep John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Committee Chairman Richard Lugar, an Indiana Republican, did not explain why the vote on whether
to send Bolton's nomination to the full Senate was removed from the day's agenda and did not say
if or when it would be taken up again.

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[Ghost Dog]

19. Err, dupe see here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2498622

[Eugene]

20. AP: Chafee Delays Vote on Bolton Nomination

Chafee Delays Vote on Bolton Nomination


Thursday September 7, 2006 6:31 PM

AP Photo NY109

By ANNE PLUMMER FLAHERTY

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Lincoln Chafee has pulled the plug on a push
by his fellow Republicans to confirm John Bolton as U.N. ambassador,
saying he had more questions that needed to be answered.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee was expected to vote along party
lines during a committee meeting Thursday to approve Bolton. But the panel
postponed the vote after Chafee, R-R.I., expressed doubt.

"Sen. Chafee said he still had questions that were not answered," said the
senator's spokesman, Stephen Hourahan.

Chafee was expected to send a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
later in the day outlining his questions about Bolton, Hourahan said.

-snip-

Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6064937,00.html

Lincoln Chafee is up for reelection in November and he's in serious trouble.
He's running scared.

[hughee99]

21. This is all about his primary...

My belief is that Chaffee will vote against Bolton to help himself in the general election, which expects to be a pretty tight race. Unfortunately, doing so before the primary against Steve Laffey may hurt his chances of getting the nomination. He'll put it off the vote until after then primary, then announce that his "questions have been answered" and push for a vote.

Just my 2 cents.

[CityDem]

22. Chaffee holding out

I agree, he has his balls in a vice on this one. Also, he is probrably trying to extract some campaign cash from the repubs prior to the election.

[kskiska]

23. WP: GOP Senators' Bid to Confirm Bolton Is Called Off

Republican efforts to formally confirm John R. Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations hit an unexpected snag yesterday when a Republican senator in a tough reelection bid said he could not support the diplomat until the Bush administration answers his questions on Middle East policy.

The protest by Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee (R.I.) is only the latest development in the long-running battle to get Bolton confirmed to the post he now holds on a temporary basis. Last year, Chafee supported Bolton's confirmation, but the opposition of Sen. George V. Voinovich (R-Ohio) prompted President Bush to name him to the U.N. post as a recess appointment.

This summer, Voinovich declared that his concerns over Bolton's temperament have been satisfactorily answered by the diplomat's performance at the United Nations. That conversion prompted Bush and GOP leaders to resubmit Bolton's name for confirmation. But Chafee informed Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.) of his change of heart yesterday, forcing Lugar to call off the confirmation vote or face the possibility of a 9 to 9 deadlock in the 18-member panel.

Chafee is fighting for his political life. Next Tuesday, Rhode Island primary voters must decide between Chafee, the Senate's most liberal Republican, and Cranston Mayor Stephen Laffey, who is challenging him from the right. If Chafee survives the GOP primary, he must then win reelection in one of the most Democratic states in the country.

more…
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/07/AR2006090700128.html

[onehandle]

24. Kiss your ass and your political career goodbye, Republican.

Him and many others in November.

[wicket]

25. K & R

:kick:

[WhiteTara]

26. kick

:kick:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

27. Turn that frown upside-down!

[MADem]

28. UPDATE----The nomination appears to be ****DEAD****

Several well-placed sources close to the Bolton nomination process have reported to me that the Bolton confirmation process is now dead.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is "highly unlikely" to reconsider Bolton's confirmation again as things now stand.

One insider reported, as far as the Committee is concerned, "we consider the confirmation over. It's dead.".......

http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/001632.php