Biden hints at delaying Bolton vote

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-05-05-bolton-delay_x.htm

The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee indicated Thursday that he might try delaying a vote on John R. Bolton's nomination as ambassador to the United Nations if the State Department does not provide additional documents about the embattled nominee.

The committee chairman, in a letter last week to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, did not endorse the request by Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., said parts of Biden's request were "extremely broad" or of "marginal relevance."

Biden told Rice he wants the documents and hinted he might try to delay the committee's scheduled confirmation vote on May 12 if he does not get them.

"My Democratic colleagues and I would consider the failure to produce the requested documents in a timely manner a lack of cooperation," according to the letter, which was made available to The Associated Press.

[thebigidea]

1. more talk from the king of blowhards?

[mhr]

2. He Made It Clear At The Last Meeting That Failure To

Cooperate was not an option.

[Jacobin]

3. I remember him saying that

And Lugar promising cooperation.

Condi is going to stonewall the flow of shit that is Bolton's record.

[paulk]

6. he's doing the right thing with Bolton

trash him anyway

[thebigidea]

7. we shall see - Biden has been a letdown countless times

he talks tough, but when it comes down to it...

[zann725]

10. I agree. He waffles each time. Much as I'd like to hope...

n/t

[babylonsister]

4. Good news! The Dems are standing firm.

It's crucial that Bolton not be confirmed for the UN position, so whatever it takes. Cooperation works both ways.

[Zorra]

12. Bolton is nothing but a smokescreen for the fact that John "the Butcher"

Negroponte was appointed head of Bush's secret police.

Diplomats at the UN regard Bolton as nothing but an immature childish insult directed towards them by by Bush and his masters.

Negroponte is the one that will do the real damage to democracy and human life, just like he did in Central America.

Bolton can't do shit. The world diplomatic community views him as being even more of a fool than Bush.

[AnnInLa]

5. yeah, but won't the documents suddenly get lost in a "fire"

any maybe found again after the hearings? How much weight does a Congressperson's request carry? Do the documents HAVE to be delivered, or does someone in the dep't get to decide that they're not relevant?

[creeksneakers2]

8. If Rice obstructs she should be indicted

http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00001505----000-.html

[saltpoint]

11. Agreed. Obstruction of due process is unjust.

For my part, I'd like to see her stoned to death for abandoning Brahms for the corrupt corridors of power in the Bush administration.

When you forsake art for a swarm of nasty powermongering thugs, you've sinned against the ages.

Ah, Condi, you fool. You could be home in California playing the A-Major Intermezzo right now instead of stuffing Bolton's old files into a shredder all night at the State Department.

[ohtransplant]

9. The fix is in.

The thugs wouldn't be so smug if their colleagues who hinted at some backbone weren't already roughed up and in the fold. Wouldn't be the first time for Voinovich.