Wrong answer shades! For the record it was the "democrats" filibustering his nomination |
Most recently, it was Senator Chafee (A REPUBLICAN) who put a hold on the nomination. No one filabustered the nomination because it never made it to the floor.
Only "one" which is NOT what shades is saying. Now is it? |
Dr. Miler did you read what I said? I said a REPUBLICAN Senate would not confirm him. Currently the Senate is republican (as in the Republican's have power, for at least a couple more weeks anyway), and currently the President can't get the Bolton nomination through (which was the reason behind the first recess appoinment--so which part did you think I was wrong about?
The nomination did not make it out of the Foreign Relations Committee--which again, because the Republicans are in the majority, they have a majority of the seats on the committee. All they needed was to pass the nomination out of the committee by one vote, and they couldn't muster that. Let's not pretend that this is a partisan issue. People on both sides of the aisle think Bolton is a terrible UN Ambassador and he has done a dreadful job while he's been at the UN. Secretary Rice has spent her days apologizing for his behavior--he's a liability, not an asset--and it's about time he found himself a new job.