Voinovich says he'll make up his mind later today on his vote

[JohnnyRingo]

Which brings up the question:

Will Voinovich Do In Bolton?

By David Corn

<excerted>
This morning, Voinovich once more rocked the committee, when he gave an opening statement at what was supposed to be the final committee meeting on the Bolton nomination. Voinovich blasted Bolton to bits. Voinovich noted that when he met with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to discuss Bolton he told her he was worried about Bolton's "propensity to get off message" and his "tendency to abuse others who disagree with him." Rice, according to Voinovich, replied that Bolton "would be closely supervised." Closely supervised? Voinovich told the committee that he thought, "Why in the world would you want to send someone up to the United Nations who has to be supervised?"

Indeed. Voinovich went on with the criticism. Bolton "does not tolerate dissent," he "would have been fired if he worked for a major corporation," his behavior "should not be endorsed as the face of the United States," he is the "poster child for what somebody in the diplomatic corps should not be." And Voinovich noted his objections were not based solely on Bolton's abusive management style. Putting Bolton at the UN, he maintained, would be harmful for US security interests and hinder the effort against extreme Islamic terrorism. "To be successful in this war," Voinovich said, "one of our most important tools is public diplomacy....I've come to the determination that the United States can do better than John Bolton."

<snip>
Presumably, on the Senate floor, Voinovich will vote against Bolton. But will every Democrat? Will five other Republicans. If not, then the United States' war on terrorism--in Voinovich's view--will be undermined. I wonder how much Voinovich will be thinking about that--and about his responsibility to do what he thinks is best for the nation--when the final vote, scheduled for later today, comes.

More:
http://www.davidcorn.com/2005/05/will_voinovich.php

[liberal N proud]

1. They are still twisting arms to get the votes

[dogday]

2. Is He or Isn't He?

One post says he will vote no, one says he will vote yes. Come on Sen Voinovich, vote your conscience.....

[babylonsister]

4. Conscience?

:rofl: Though I SO hope I'm wrong!

[devilgrrl]

3. "he'll make up his mind later" = He'll cave.

Who wants to wager?

[jimquilty]

5. he won't cave

but he will vote yes and then - and completly unrelated of course - there will be no Ohio base closures, and massive road and other public works port projects will be approved in his state

[Botany]

6. It is all completely scripted

He will vote no on the floor but gave a yes (w/out recommendation in the
hearings) so as to get Bolton to the floor where the repugs have the numbers.

Just a show ..... move along ..... nothing to see here.

BTW Didn't Voinovich go to Europe w/ *?

[Number_6]

7. Mr. Conscience

If any of you have seen Voinovich on other issues, famously in January when he tried to extinguish the very thought of Vote Fraud, you might think something smells funny about his being Mr. Anti-Cheney-Nominee. And so, my vote is that he is an enabler of Bolton, though a good cop/bad cop player on the Rethug side. They choose to acknowledge that he's a live wire (Bolton) but not to deny him a U.N post.

[zbdent]

8. Don't even think that Voinovich will do the right thing

He's got a track record proving it.

Remember the $350 billion tax cut that actually would cost at least $550 billion? He claimed that he was agin it. Of course, when it came time to put up or shut up, he placed his lips on W's glutes . . .