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May 31, 2005
Is President Bush Stalling On The Bolton Documents?
Steve Clemons at The Washington Note, who has provided consistently good analysis of the Bolton confirmation battle, said "President Bush knocked around Democrats today for delaying a vote on John Bolton -- but in fact, it is his own team who has caused the delay."
Mr. Bolton is Mr. Bush's choice for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
"With one utterance," Mr. Clemons declared in a May 31, 2005 post, "President Bush could end the efforts by Democrats and moderate Republicans to hold off a Bolton vote by just offering up the documents requested by Senators during their Constitutionally-required investigation of Bolton, his record, and his behavior."
Mr. Clemons said "Until Bush concedes defeat to the growing list of Senators who have serious concern (like Senator John McCain) that this battle over requested evidence is not just about Bolton but about the principle of separation of powers in government, then Bolton's nomination will sit in limbo." He may be right on this. Here's more.
Posted by Munir Umrani at May 31, 2005 08:22 PM
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