Which way is Voinovich going to go?

[MaineDem]

He's saying he still has concerns. *Live on streaming audio

http://www.c-span.org/watch/cspan3_rm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS3

He's playing this very close to the vest.

[Guckert]

1. Sounds like it could go either way right now. but the GOP would already

know or they would not let him speak after Luger????

[Guckert]

6. Uh OH maybe he is going to blow up the Bolton nomination. WOW my letter

must have had some impact. :sarcasm: well i did send one...:crazy:

[ncrainbowgrrl]

2. I'm still not sure.

I'm starting to think that he might show a conscience...

[Celebration]

3. sounds like no

if so, a hero

[MaineDem]

5. Sounds like a no to me too

Wow!

[annabanana]

4. sounds like a No vote to me!?

Lugar must have known, because he insisted that Voinovich go right after him...

edited to add:WTF?

[slor]

7. He is a NOO !

I love that fucker!

[hlthe2b]

9. YUP... Say what you will, this guy is at least an independent thinking

REPUG. That, I can respect.

[kentuck]

8. Do you see his arm hanging limp to his side...

They twisted the hell out of it..

[American in Asia]

14. Maybe that didn't help all that much, huh??

but right now, all I can say is WOOOOOO HOOOOOOO !!!!!

[slor]

10. Today I am proud to be an OHIOAN!!!

Voinovich has represented toDAY!!!!
I declare that today, WE ARE ALL OHIOANS!

[flpoljunkie]

19. Voinovich is to be commended for standing up to the Bush administration.

It is refreshing indeed.

Of course, Lugar has made it known that he will send the nomination to the floor in any case--tie vote or even a negative vote.

[Guckert]

11. If its a Yes, I would be shocked after this reaming.....

:smoke:

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

12. Voinovich is a can read the writing on the wall.

Right now, in Ohio, with the coin scandal being slashed everywhere, he knows that a seismic shift in public perception is on the doorstep. Opposing Bolton will increase his "independance quotient" back home.

This is not as risky a position as is the media would like you to believe. At the end of the day, the repukes will not toss him over the rail.

[annabanana]

13. Jebus this is great fun!

Lugar is cringing... it's beautiful

[Wilber_Stool]

15. Voinovich sounds good so far.........n/t

[annabanana]

16. Are we witnessing the birth of the Lame Duck?

(And the rebirth of a real Republican party?)

Is it too much to hope?

[kimpossible]

17. Faxing his office NOW with support

Let's give him some moral support to hold up against the arm-twisting that the repugs will undoubtedly apply to him between now and the vote this afternoon.

[Guckert]

18. Bush's second term is going great so far. cant wait for the next chapter

in the GOP book of embarrassing loses to the minority party. :bounce: :spank: :wow:

[annabanana]

20. of course, if theyDON'T vote it out of committee...

It could STILL go to the Senate (where there's at least a pretty good chance he's lose - better now than 20 minutes ago)

[annabanana]

23. I was right....

It's going to the Senate without a recommendation.......

This is why Lugar insisted that Voinovich speak second....

[Guckert]

21. Luger looks like a leader of the party of mule humpers with nowhere tohide

:grouphug:

[MaineDem]

22. Crap, now sounds like he's caving (nt)

[flpoljunkie]

26. Voinovich wants nomination sent to the floor without a recommendation.

[Edgewater_Joe]

24. "I vote for NO RECOMMENDATION?" AAAUGH!!!!

Does that mean it still goes down?

[trof]

32. Damn. Lucy pulled the football away at the last second again?

Charlie Brown will never learn.

[American in Asia]

25. SH!T !!!!

He wants to let his colleagues in the full Senate make up their own mind, and vote to send it out of committee without recommendation. Crap! Maybe the arm twisting worked after all ?

Good mood just evaporated...

[malmapus]

27. haha "Poster child for how a diplomatic canidate should not be"

sorry if I butchered that quote up but I loved it

[Guckert]

28. Did he just say he would send him on even though he despises him??

I guess the praise was to damn soon for this typical group sex loving, mule humping, backer :puke:

[slor]

29. I cannot believe he is doing this...

I mean he dished it out good on that creep, and then does this!?! I am not only NOT proud to be an Ohioan, in fact, I am ashamed once again, of my country.

[malmapus]

30. For real

He was really dishing it out on that creep Bolton. I was actually impressed that a Repug might actually be voting on his feelings. But then that wuss out crap at the end of his schpell....:wtf:

[emcguffie]

31. What did Voinovich say?

Could you give me the gist? I missed it. Kerry is on now.

Did the sex come up? Was Plato's Retreat mentioned?

[malmapus]

33. I logged in when he was pretty much repeating points brought up

before, like that they did have signatures of former Sec. of States. who vouched for Bolton (Baker and Kissinger I believe he was referring to) but that Powell did not sign it and Powell was the guy who was working with him the most on a day to day basis.

Then he made a line and I know I'm gonna butcher it so its not his exact one but it was something like "Bolton is a poster child of what not to be as a diplomatic candidate"

[emcguffie]

34. thanks for the reply.