Bush, political capital and John Bolton: The Guardian

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Bush, political capital and John Bolton
The Bush administration had to fight hard to keep alive the nomination of John Bolton as US ambassador to the UN.

The senate foreign relations committee voted along party lines - 10 Republicans and eight Democrats - took the unusual step of sending Bolton's nomination to the full senate "without recommendation". It was an embarrassment for the administration, but their man survived.

It needed just one Republican to side with the Democrats to kill the nomination. George Voinovich offered a scathing indictment of Bolton, the undersecretary of state.

"We have sought to appoint an ambassador to the United Nations who himself has been accused of being arrogant, of not listening to his friends, of acting unilaterally, and of bullying those who do not have ability to properly defend themselves. Those are the very characteristics that we are trying to dispel," Voinovich said.

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/archives/world_news/2005/05/13/bush_political_capital_and_john_bolton.html

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1. Yes, after watching parts of the committee hearing yesterday

I've come to the conclusion that the GOP is the party of Whiners and Whimps. For all of their arrogance and bullying, it stems from the fact...these people are downright scared. They will not go against anything wanted by the Administration and the majority party leaders (who are directed by the Administration). They simply fold like abused children and then direct anger at those who are not hurting them.

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3. You are exactly right...I just wrote a reference to the child aspect in

another thread. They are pathetically manipulative children.

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2. Any republican senator

who votes for bolton, should walk out with his/her head hung in shame. A "yes" vote will prove them to be without morals, ethics, or common sense.

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4. True, but in reality...Wimps and Whiners

The real meaning of those "W" stickers