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The gambit...after the pounding the GOOP has taken over the past week, how far to the wall do you go for this doofus? Recess appointemnts for judges work (Bill Lan Lee got one from Clinton) since the tenure is temporary and you rarely hear from a judge. Bolton's in a high profile position...anytime his mug shows up on TV the questions about his appointment will come up. This regime wants the guy and wants his selection "clean".
Believe it or not there are Repugnicans now distancing themselves from both this regime and the Neo-Cons and fundies. Obviously enough now that it's causing Rove to weigh things that he would have rammed through just a week ago.
Forcing another vote on Bolton would put some Repugnican Senators in bad lights again. Voinovich's crying, Hagel looked like he'd vote Bolton down, as would Chaffee, Collins and Snowe. 6 votes will kill this nomination...and McConnell can't guarantee there isn't one or two more surprises in his caucus. Yesterday's cloiture vote was a test among the Repugnicans to see how solid things were...that's how messed up McConnel and Frist are right now. Who knows if a McCain won't come out the morning of a floor vote and say he will vote the nomination down.
If Rove's polls show there's a political benefit...especially from the money-senders...the fundies and John Birchers to make ramming Bolton through over Frist's head, he'll do it. If not, my bets are Rove already has options C, D & E set to go. Bolton's their boy, they're not gonna give up on this one.
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