And, yes, I DO take it personally: WHITE HOUSE LOSES ON BOLTON VOTE AGAIN!

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Monday, June 20, 2005

WHITE HOUSE LOSES ON BOLTON VOTE AGAIN!

after making the previous post, i headed out for eats and to see batman... it's a long movie so i just got back to see this great news...! steve clemons is sharing wine with some of those who helped him make an outstanding, on-going case against john bolton's nomination...

BOLTON VOTE CLOTURE RESULTS

38 Oppose Cloture -- 54 Favor Cloture -- 60 Votes Needed to Get Cloture

CLOTURE ON BOLTON VOTE BLOCKED BECAUSE OF WHITE HOUSE OBSTRUCTIONISM ON DOCUMENTS

again, according to steve...

John Bolton is the wrong person for the job. It was high-handed enough of the White House to appoint him, but even more high-handed for them to not yield on legitimate document requests from the Senate.

It will be even more high-handed if the Cheney-Bolton wing of the White House now pushes John Bolton into the U.N. with a recess appointment.

at least no one is rolling over for bushco on this one... i keep waiting for the tipping point... maybe we're gettin' close...

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