Bolton: now is NOT the time to quit fighting

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Fighting the awful Bolton nomination is not partisan, but it is patriotic. Please contact your US Senators (www.senate.gov), and politely but firmly urge a "no" vote on this embarrassing and damaging nominee.

If you need information, I urge you to do some reading at www.thewashingtonnote.com , which has been the best source of information throughout this sad episode in our country's history.

from www.thewashingtonnote.com

May 12, 2005
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According to a source close to the action, "A lot of people misunderstand what a "neutral recommendation" means. It does not mean that the vote was tied. It means literally that a motion is made that the nomination be sent to the floor without recommendation. The Committee could also theoretically report the nomination to the floor with a negative recommendation."
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The Committee is ducking here, but that's ok.

This is going to be a great fight -- lots more room to squeeze the issues out and compel the White House to defend a flawed and damaged Bolton nomination.

So, stay tuned -- lots and lots more ahead.

And by the way, victory is preempting the Committee's recommendation to confirm John Bolton.

The tide turned our way today.

-- Steve Clemons

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1. "The tide turned our way today"

Only if the senate dems commit to a filibuster. Otherwise, Bolton will be confirmed by the full senate.

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2. You're right

Corrosive defeatism is always the best option.

I stand corrected.

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3. The Bolton nomination is NOT the time to use the filibuster, IMO.

An ambassadorship appointment is just a blip, in the scheme of things. We need to have the filibuster fight over court appointees.

Edited to add: Hopefully, he'll only be confirmed by the Repuke Senate. I definitely want Dems to vote a party-line "No!" on this little creep.

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4. A warandpiece.com correspondent agrees with Clemons

from www.warandpiece.com

"Agree with Clemons that we are at the mid-way point of a long journey. Voinovich's statements will provide cover for other Republicans to vote against the nomination on the floor, including Hagel and Chafee. But this nomination is about to be subsumed by a much larger battle.

Reid and other Democrats have vowed to bring the Senate to a halt for all but urgent national security issues if the Senate GOP exercises the nuclear option on judicial nominations. Urgent issues most assuredly does not include the Bolton confirmation. Chris Nelson and others have argued that Democrats will not filibuster Bolton because they want to save their ammunition for the judges. That assessment was correct so long as the Bolton floor vote took place before Frist exploded the nuclear option.

But, as all accounts indicate and if no compromise emerges, Frist will move for a parliamentary ruling next week. Once that occurs, all hell will break lose and the Senate Democrats will not allow the Bolton nomination to come to a floor vote this year.

In short, because of the likely timing of the nuclear option, I suspect the only way we will see John Bolton in Turtle Bay will be through a recess appointment, an unprecedented step for a Cabinet-level nomination."