How the Bolton nominatin is playing out across the nation

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There are lots of Republicans irritated by the carelessness of this nomination by President Bush. But what has played in much of the press -- around the entire nation -- is that the U.S. Senate is about to confirm a person who demonstrates tendencies that seem "monstrous" to some. In a nation where people value fairness, civility, balance, and decency -- supporting Bolton raises other potential costs for Senators.

Workplace issues matter to much of the country, and strangely enough, the public is paying attention to the degree that Bolton's bombastic and vindictive style run counter to America's highly-valued workplace ethic.
Thus, on the Republican side, there are many Senators -- including Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, George Voinovich of Ohio, Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, maybe more -- whose commitment to Bolton has become "less robust."

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Politically speaking, Lincoln Chafee figured that most of his constituents would not care about who the administration's Ambassador to the U.N. was. He has reportedly said that he doesn't think many of his constituents even know who Bolton is. It has been a long time since I have heard a national politician publicly 'count on' the ignorance of his constituents on a public policy matter.

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