Bush Pushes For Bolton Nomination to UN

Posted on November 9, 2006

Was Rumsfeld a sacrifice in the hopes the Democrats will let Bolton pass through? Granted Bush is trying to get him nominated through the lame-duck, still Republican controlled, Senate…but they have already filibustered him before. I am not sure if this will work or not. I hope so, because we need a good man like Bolton working the U.N. appeasers.

ABC

President George W. Bush will make a push to get confirmation for John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations before power in Congress shifts to the Democrats, the White House said on Thursday.

The White House formally renewed its request that the Senate take up Bolton’s nomination. But Jim Manley, a spokesman for Senate Democrats, said they continued to resist Bolton’s confirmation and “he is unlikely to get a vote any time soon.”

Bolton, the controversial former undersecretary of state, was blocked by the current, Republican-led Senate after Bush nominated him in 2005. But he has been serving as the U.N. envoy under a temporary “recess appointment” that allows him to serve until the new Congress convenes in January.

However, his prospects in the newly elected Congress look even less promising. Voters in Tuesday’s election handed dominance of the U.S. House of Representatives to Democrats, and control of the Senate — which has the power to confirm or reject Bolton — is also expected to switch to Democrats pending the outcome of a race in Virginia.

White House spokesman Tony Snow said Bush discussed a desire to get Bolton confirmed during a breakfast meeting with Republican congressional leaders at the White House on Thursday.

“This is something that we think is important, that he stay there,” Snow told reporters.

The outgoing Congress is set to convene next week to wrap up its business before the end of the year. Bush also is seeking confirmation during that time for former CIA Director Robert Gates, his nominee to replace Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

Allah Pundit thinks it is a sop for the base. Freepers say the game is on!
IMAO says lets test out that bi-partisanship.

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One Response to “Bush Pushes For Bolton Nomination to UN”

Bosun on November 9th, 2006 9:10 pm

Spoke too soon. The pain will become unbearable in the coming months.

Will we be able to send a message in 2008 or is it going to election 2006 all over again?

God bless the United States of America.