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WillyT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-24-05 11:46 PM
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Wow !!! A Republican Blogger Admits Bolton Is A Goner !!!
Got this as top story at BuzzFlash as of this posting.

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Saturday, July 23, 2005

John Bolton, R.I.P.
John Bolton will never be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

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It is now politically impossible. On Friday, individual clouds that had been drifting around for months -- in some cases, years -- finally merged into a media perfect storm. It is now raging. Whether he knows it or not, Bolton has been thrown overboard as far more significant players start working overtime before the ship of state begins taking on water.

Bolton arch-nemesis Steve Clemons called it at the beginning of the month: The announced retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor effectively killed Bolton's chances -- at least at a Senate confirmation. I thought that, still -- even despite Democrats holding firm in refusing to allow cloture on the nomination (even post "Gang of 14" filibuster deal), the White House was still pushing the pick -- and seemed to be moving toward the recess appointment contingency.

But then consider what has become known -- and what new questions have arisen -- in the last 48 hours: Richard Keil of Bloomberg News reports that special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald maybe looking at testimony of Karl Rove and Scooter Libby that could be in conflict with testimony given by various journalists.

That suddenly brings into sharp focus the possibility that Rove and Libby may be facing serious legal trouble. On top of that, the Times story Friday discusses the State Department memo that clearly identified Valerie Plame (Wilson) as being undercover with the CIA -- and whether former press secretary Ari Fleischer had access to it.

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More: http://raggedthots.blogspot.com/2005/07/john-bolton-rip.html

Gawd... I love this phrase: Bolton has been thrown overboard as far more significant players start working overtime before the ship of state begins taking on water.

:evilgrin:




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Melodybe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-24-05 11:49 PM
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1. They won't hand over the documents on Bolton cause he got Rove and
Edited on Sun Jul-24-05 11:54 PM by Melodybe
Libby Valerie's name. What do you think that he was pushing CIA agents around for, the whereabouts of OBL? Hell no, he got them her name and now they can't have their little nazi over at the UN :(

BWHAHAHAHA

Never forget this stuff is all connected to the Downing Street Memos, it all is centered on a war built on lies.
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FreedomAngel82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 12:12 AM
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12. I agree
Edited on Mon Jul-25-05 12:12 AM by FreedomAngel82
And everything is all connected and leads back to the same person. Bush. He is involved in this case I believe highly. The DSM shows that everything is Bush. That is why I think they have that Bush "stupid" act going on. I used to think he was really that way myself but after thinking about it and reading the DSM and all that he really is behind everything with Cheney and the rest of the group. I think to think other wise really underestimate's him.
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Old and In the Way Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 01:25 AM
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14. George "Out of the Loop" Bush, Jr.
Like father, like son.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-24-05 11:50 PM
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2. I don't understand the connection between
Sandra Day O'Connor's retirement and Bolton's nomination.
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WillyT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 12:05 AM
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8. I Guess The Thinking Goes Like This...
If they recess appoint Bolton, because the Dems won't budge on cloture until they see the documents (which are probably rife with evidence for Rove\Plame), they will piss off the Dems so badly, that they will obstruct, slow down, filibuster, etc.... the Roberts appointment to SCOTUS.

The recess comes BEFORE the Roberts confirmation hearings, and the theory says if you want smooth hearings and an easy confirmation, you don't stir the hornets nest by recess appointing Bolton.

Damn... I need to learn to use less words, LOL!!!

:hi::shrug::hi:

IOW - They don't think they can get both Bolton AND Roberts, so Bolton gets dumped, cause they want 30 years of Roberts way more.

:shrug:

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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 12:12 AM
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11. Gotcha
Makes sense.to me now. Thanks.
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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-24-05 11:51 PM
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3. Who are they going to nominate to the job instead?
I cringe to think about it.
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-24-05 11:54 PM
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5. Dr. Dobson ............... bwahahahahahah
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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-24-05 11:57 PM
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6. hehehe, this title makes me giggle


:P
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-24-05 11:59 PM
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7. The man likes to beat children and kick dogs...................
a real piece of work.........
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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 12:06 AM
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9. he sounds MADE for delicate international diplomacy then!
I seem to recall Senator George Allen during the Bolton hearings saying something about how we don't need someone at the UN who "sips tea at tea parties with their pinky fingers up"...this Dobson sounds like he fits the bill, no time for pinkies floatin' in the air, just some real good 'ol heartland family values dog kickin'! and beatin' the gay out of kids!
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-24-05 11:53 PM
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4. Do they have anyone left they can nominate?
Edited on Sun Jul-24-05 11:54 PM by eleny
Someone who wasn't/isn't in on the big lie? Maybe John Roberts. Oh, nope. He was in on the stolen 2000 election. But he can at least say he forgot about it!
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Cassandra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 12:11 AM
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10. Bolton is also...
Judith Miller's source.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 12:14 AM
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13. They are finally seeing the writing on the wall?
I think George is seeing teh writing on teh wall too, no more capital
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