Bolton's Last Gasp??

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The last gasps of the Bolton nomination
by kos
Mon Apr 25th, 2005 at 09:17:26 PDT

It's not looking good for our favorite mustached villain.

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In contrast to optimistic statements from the White House, a top Republican senator said Sunday that John R. Bolton's prospects of winning Senate confirmation as ambassador to the United Nations were "too close to call."

The doubts expressed by the Republican, Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, who spoke on the CNN program "Late Edition," came as Democratic critics sharpened attacks aimed at portraying Mr. Bolton as someone who sought to politicize intelligence judgments. Four of 10 Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have expressed concern about Mr. Bolton, on a panel where one Republican vote against him could keep the nomination from reaching the Senate floor.

Bush, Cheney and Co are furiously twisting arms, hoping to use party loyalty -- and not Bolton's qualifications -- as the basis for his confirmation.

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