Voinovich (R-Oh) has "heard enough today to vote NO on Bolton nomination"

[paineinthearse]

Surprising.

I don't feel comfortable.

Cited lack of inter-personal skills.

We should take more time to give this more consideration, to give time to the other side to gather more information.

[paineinthearse]

1. Lugar quashing the idea to spend more time

Wants the debate to be on the floor.

[FreedomAngel82]

30. Was he the chairman guy?

He was really pushing for votes if that's who you're talking about.

[underpants]

2. TODAY not voting TODAY

not a definite NO

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1733484

[rogerjab]

4. Lugar does an about face

He couldn't wait for a role call vote before the Voinavich decision, now he's stalling, what a chimp punk!

[paineinthearse]

3. lol, we have 3 identical threads in POLITICS

This came as a shocker to me, guess I'm not alone.

[paineinthearse]

5. there's another one, now we have 4 nt

[underpants]

7. KICK this was the first by a minute

CLOSE!

[deadparrot]

6. LMAO. Well done, sir.

I commend you. :)

[kansasblue]

8. Lugar notes large audience watching nomination

Lugar notes large audience watching nomination

[adam121379]

10. Allen is so slimy

Saying that if the vote is going to be a tie, shouldn't we carry on talking some more instead of voting now

[msanthrope]

19. large audience = women. n/t

[zann725]

29. Tee-hee. He looked SO uncomfortable, knowing We the People were watching

his antics.

[jefferson_dem]

9. Looks like a TIE in committee. Now Hagel is looking really shaky!

:scared:

And DICKFACE Allen ... desperate!

:popcorn:

[underpants]

12. I missed what Hagel said

:shrug:

[jefferson_dem]

14. Something to the effect of extending debate a bit...

amending Dodd's motion. Inside baseball but it sounded good.

[Withywindle]

11. pssst.

OH, not IL.

[paineinthearse]

15. OOPS

I'll edit, thanks.

[underpants]

13. Allen asking what happens if there is a tie

:bounce:

Allen you putz

[underpants]

16. the staffer behind Biden seems to know more that Allen

about Senate rules

[paineinthearse]

17. The senate is run by 22 year olds

With very few exceptions, most senators are dottering old fools.

[calimary]

18. He needs to hear from US Good Guys:

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!!

[AlCzervik]

20. Move America forward just put him the crosshairs

http://www.moveamericaforward.org/

[LittleClarkie]

21. From that site:

"“Shame on Senator Voinovich. President Bush nominated a terrific man to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in John Bolton. Senator Voinovich indicated he was absent from the Bolton confirmation hearings, which explains his ignorance of Mr. Bolton’s qualifications to serve as a voice for America’s interests at the United Nations,” said Melanie Morgan, Co-Chair of Move America Forward.

“Senator Voinovich is in effect serving as an agent of the obstructionist Senators who have already smeared Bush appointees Condoleeza Rice (Secretary of State) and Alberto Gonzales (Attorney General). He has now empowered Democrat opponents of Bolton to conduct a fishing expedition to dig up every unsubstantiated charge against him as they frantically work to embarrass President Bush by once again smearing another one of his nominees,” Morgan said."

Mommy, mommy, make the scary people go away!

[AlCzervik]

22. it's all about raising $$$, they are fast.

[siliconefreak]

27. Jesus...

another "shiny" blond Republican woman leading the "conservative movement". Just once - I'd love to see a Republican woman who doesn't wear makeup and hasn't dyed her hair.

[orleans]

28. i just looked on that website

OMG! how scary--who the hell ARE these people?

yeah, we don't need to hear anymore about bolton. he's not such a bad guy.

:sarcasm:

matter of fact--let's all put on our blindfolds, plug our ears and sing: LA LA LA I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!!

damn!

[FreedomAngel82]

31. Really

Who cares if he has a temper and threatns people? :eyes: (/sarcasm)

[Alizaryn]

23. Does anyone know what

Luger was talking about when he kept accusing the Dems of blocking a meeting this MORNING? When they (The Dems)collectively let it be known that they had nothing to do with it Luger said he was told that it was the Dems that blocked it.
It crossed my mind (yeah I know I am paranoid at this point)that perhaps Luger was fed this info to incite his anger and bully through the nomination. Does anyone know what he was talking about?

[housewolf]

25. Senator Reid objected to the Foreign Relations Committee meeting

Frist asked for a "unanimous consent" order that the Senate committees could meet while the senate was in session this morning. Reid objected to the Foreign Relations committee meeting. Apparantly, much chaos took over the senate. With that, Frist called the senate into recess and scheduled a vote for 2:15. That cancelled out the order for the committees to meet and also Reid's objection.

Then about an hour later, Barbara Boxer objected to the Senate going into recess while other Senate Commitees meet. That meant that other Senators were required to vote on whether to go into recess or not.

All that forced the committee meeting to be delayed.

The Dems in the committee meeting said that they (meaning the Dems on the committee) were not responsible for the first action. Barbara Boxer admitted in the committee meeting that she did the second one because she didn't understand what was going on.

[Alizaryn]

26. Thank You

That clarifys things for me!

[housewolf]

24. Voinovich now being targeted by anti-Un/Pro-Bolton group

Details here
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1733862

[rodeodance]

32. Lugar was a real loser-he kept saying it the President should have

his nominee.

[Vinca]

33. The one fun thing about the Republicans is how quickly

they eat their own.

[paineinthearse]

34. 2 rethug groups have turned on Voinavich

Producing media ads.

See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1734768