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2006 Election Fallout

The latest fallout from the 2006 mid-terms: Unable to win Senate confirmation, U.N. Ambassador John Bolton will step down when his temporary appointment expires within weeks, the White House said Monday. [...] President Bush, in a statement, said he was “deeply disappointed that a handful of United States senators prevented Ambassador Bolton from receiving the … Continue reading

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First Cup 11.09.06

If it wasn’t for coffee, I’d have no discernible personality at all. ~ David Letterman Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Herding Cats, Or Blue Dogs — “Now that the Democrats have won control of both chambers of Congress, their real challenge has begun — big-tent governing. The Democrats took control by nominating center-right candidates to replace … Continue reading

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Blogging For Bolton

Over a year ago, following the recess apointment of John Bolton to be ambasador to the United Nations, I wrote a post that described how our legislative left were having a collective hisse fit. I quoted Harry Reid, Edward M. Kennedy, Barbara Mikulski, and Barack Obama. John Kerry’s words were also examined: And finally, John … Continue reading

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Mixed Up Stories II

It’s happened again. Somehow these three stories got mixed together. How does this keep happening? U.N. officials said Hezbollah militants had been operating in the area of the post near the eastern end of the border with Israel, a routine tactic to prevent Israel from attacking them. Speaking from prepared testimony, Bolton called for a … Continue reading

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Bolton On Iran

John Bolton’s recess appointment by President Bush looks better each time we hear what the ambassador has to say. In a phrase, the man gets it. Yesterday’s example: The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Sunday told an influential pro-Israel lobbying group there is an urgent need to confront Iran’s “clear and unrelenting drive” … Continue reading

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54-38

I just watched the cloture vote on the nomination of John Bolton. The result is 54-38 against cutting off debate. The most recent spin out of the left is that they’re not filibustering him, they are merely demanding to see more documents. The Mobile (Al) Register had this opinion piece today. Negotiations supposedly were ongoing … Continue reading

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Another (failed) Compromise

Senate Pat Roberts (R-KS), chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, tried to compromise with Democrats by checking to see if seven names were on the National Security Agency intercepts requested by UN Ambasador nominee John Bolton. They weren’t, so naturally the Democrats response was “that’s not enough.” Well, hells bells, what did he expect? Sure … Continue reading

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