Senate Panel Delays Vote on Bolton for U.N.

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Voinovich, R-Ohio dissents and sides with Democrats.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8230862

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee delayed a vote on the nomination of John Bolton as U.N. ambassador after a Republican senator said he was not prepared to vote for him on Tuesday, casting the nomination in doubt.

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Cool. But I don't really know how that works. Are they supposed to delay?

[gldstwmn]

Cool. But I don't really know how that works. Are they supposed to delay?

No. Lugar called it to a vote twice. That's when Voinovich stood up and said he couldn't vote for Bolton.

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No. Lugar called it to a vote twice. That's when Voinovich stood up and said he couldn't vote for Bolton.
okay, if they are not supposed to delay, then why are they?

[Josh2003]

Oohh I love Senate rules and procedure!

Lugar is an alum and trustee for my college, and he was here on campus this weekend. I was having lunch Saturday afternoon, and there was Senator Lugar two feet away from me in our dining hall.

[gldstwmn]

okay, if they are not supposed to delay, then why are they?

Here you go: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050419/ap_on_go_co/un_ambassador_31

Senate Panel Delays Vote on Bolton to U.N.

2 hours, 46 minutes ago Politics - U. S. Congress


By ANNE GEARAN, AP Diplomatic Writer

WASHINGTON - Senators agreed to an unexpected delay Tuesday in voting on John Bolton's nomination as ambassador to the United Nations and said they intend to take a close look at fresh allegations against him.

The decision closed a rancorous session in which Republicans first sought to push Bolton through the Foreign Relations Committee and Democrats resisted.

"We'll all have to trust each other," said Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., the committee chairman, in sealing the unanimous agreement.

Republicans hold a 10-8 majority on the panel, and Lugar had sounded confident early in the session that he had the votes to prevail.

But Republican Sens. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska and George Voinovich of Ohio, both expressed reservations about a quick vote — as did a solid phalanx of Democrats.

Bolton is a harsh critic of the United Nations bureaucracy and thus was a provocative choice to be the administration's representative to the world body.

That was enough to generate some Democratic opposition, and his troubles were compounded by allegations about his temperament and his ways of dealing with subordinates.

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thank you! Not sure if the ol' brain cells are in full gear today....

[strandinthewind]

Did you read B. Boxer's quote on this - it was, I think, something like "Putting this guy in this position is as insane as puting Phyllis Schaffley in charge of Planned Parenthood" :eek: :laugh: