Democrats playing politics with Bolton - White House

[wicket]

So pathetic :eyes:

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=8850945

The White House on Tuesday accused Senate Democrats of playing politics by blocking for a second time the confirmation of John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan said President Bush still wanted an up-or-down Senate vote for Bolton and would not say whether Bush planned to bypass Senate procedure and appoint Bolton when Congress recesses.

Senate Democrats on Monday blocked Bolton's nomination when Republican leaders fell six votes short of the 60 votes needed to end a procedural hurdle known as a filibuster and advance the nomination to a confirmation vote.

"We continue to urge the Senate to give him an up-or-down vote. John Bolton enjoys majority support, that is clear. And the Democratic leadership is simply blocking progress and blocking reform at the United Nations by their tactics. This is clearly (the) Democratic leadership playing politics with this nomination," McClellan said.

[flakey_foont]

1. Of Course

the Repubs wuuld never consider playing politics, now would they?

[merwin]

16. Aren't you supposed to play politics when you're a politician?

What they said is completely ridiculous!

[jayctravis]

33. THAT'S THEIR JOB!!!!!!!

They are alL POLITICIANS!

BUSH PLAYS POLITICS ALL THE TIME!!!!

[SCDem]

2. And the Republicans are not PLAYING politics

:shrug: Good ol' MSM
The Republicans will not disclose vital information on the nominee and they have the gall to say that democrats are playing politics. I guess when they say it to the MSM they know it will be spread as so... true or not.

[TroglodyteScholar]

8. Just because you're hiring a babysitter...

...doesn't mean you need to know whether that person's ever molested children. :sarcasm:

[Vogon_Glory]

29. Jesse Helms and William Weld--No, We Haven't Forgotten

We progressives remember when the Republicans were "playing politics" with ambassadorial appointments throughout the Clinton years. Doubtlessly, the Republicans and their toadies in the MSM as well as in the right-wing propaganda organs would like to forget such egregious examples as Republican Jesse Helms and the Clinton Administration's nominee William Weld, but we haven't forgotten, no we haven't...

What goes around eventually comes around, and I think that John Bolton highly deserves what he's getting. I hope that the Democrats in the Senate continue to oppose Bolton.

[Justice]

31. and Weld was a republican!

[flordehinojos]

3. oh, well, bush wants his bottle no matter what. he also wants bolton at

the UN--NO MATTER WHAT! darn it!

White House spokesman Scott McClellan said President Bush still wanted an up-or-down Senate vote for Bolton and would not say whether Bush planned to bypass Senate procedure and appoint Bolton when Congress recesses.

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[AValdoux]

4. Wait a minute

The Democrats do their jobs 'advising & consenting' on a UN Nominee and its called playing politics.

The Republicans draft a bill for the benefit of one woman in a irreversible coma and shut down the senate to debate the only 10 judges out of over 200 nominated but not passed. That's not playing politics? The only bills passed by Congress so far have benefitted their big money constituents, (bankruptcy, tort reform, etc) not issues effecting americans like health care, jobs, & national security.


AValdoux

[JerseygirlCT]

5. White House playing politics with documents nt

[peacetalksforall]

6. A recess appointment will backfire on the cabal.

The world will know that PNAC and the cabal have declared war on the world.

This is a list of the entities and issues standing in the way of a world takeover by PNAC and the cabal -


Congress
United Nations
Courts
Constitution and BoR
Real Votes
Real News
Right to speak
Right to privacy
Access to Records

It is very obviouse that they are working on destroying all who hold them back.

The make fun of juries, they kill judges in more ways than mortal, they have been out to destroy the UN, they go-around Congress and operate a secret sub-government, they are working on taking our rights and getting their cameras in the bedrooms and libraries, they have secreted public records, there are those devoted to changing the Constitution and Bil of Rights, they believe in vigilantes and their own justice system, they break all the accords and treaties, they do it every which way they can.

Bolton is their special bomb for the UN.

The world will know.

They can't fight the world if the world knows. They can be stopped if the world knows. Examine the lies, thefts, and abuses. Know that they want to accomplish this with dis-reality and it is working within the US on several million people, but it's not working on many more millions of informed and concerned citizens and international leaders and citizens.

[GOTV]

25. Ahhh, another predicted backfire....

... one day, it might actually happen.

[shadowknows69]

7. Ted Kennedy should have a few belts and have a press conf.

saying: Hell yes we're playing politics. We're politicians its what we do. It's the opposition party's job to OPPOSE all the stupid and dangerous mistakes your party tries to make.

[wicket]

11. exactly

I for one am very pleased at the Democratic opposition :D

[DS1]

9. Politicians playing politics?

UNHEARD of!

[underpants]

12. Politics?........... ................ ...........in DC?

:eyes:


Well at least no one did the unthinkable and "play politics" with the deaths of 3,000 civilians....right?

[madrchsod]

10. what`s all the hub bub?

the republicans control the senate,the house,the supreme court, and the presidency, so what`s the problem?

[jsamuel]

13. That "Playing Politics" line is the lamest line I have heard from the W H

Dem's need to pick this up quick.

"The President may think that our relationship with other nations is a game, but we take this matter extreamly seriously."

[freedom_to_read]

14. It is getting pretty tired isn't it?

[Norquist Nemesis]

19. That's EXCELLENT! n/t

[Zerex71]

15. Um, he enjoys no such support.

I hate to break it to Little Scotty.

[Triana]

17. Pot, Meet Kettle...

The WHITE HOUSE is playing politics with Bolton. The only reason bu$hit wants him in there is as quid pro quo for firing the Brazilian who wanted chemical weapons inspections in Iraq (a negative result would have ruined bu$hit's excuse to invade) and who possibly outed Valerie Plame. Not to mention all the other crap the evil bastard has done.

EXCUUUSE ME? WHO is playing politics?

[Norquist Nemesis]

18. Bush doesn't want an up or down vote!!!

He just wants to get whatever he wants when he wants it! If he truly wanted and up or down vote, he'd give the information requested to the Committee. As to the "...Bolton enjoys majority support, that is clear" statement: that should be a capital "M".

[demo dutch]

20. King George... Get a GRIP!!

[Jack Rabbit]

21. A spokesman for the regime that plays politics with national security

McClellan accuses the opposition of playing politics with an unqualified nominee.

:boring:

[MaryBear]

22. And the white house is doing. . . what?

"John Bolton enjoys majority support, that is clear."

Baloney.

The white house and senate are more politicized than ever in history.

:puke:

[ElectroPrincess]

23. Yes, more of the whorish USA Corporate Media doing *'s bidding :P

Hope they have their kneepads secure and their steno pads at the ready. :puke:

[UpInArms]

24. Look for the recess appointment - Frist not seeking vote on Bolton

1:02pm 06/21/05 SENATE GOP LEADER FRIST WON'T SEEK BOLTON VOTE - AP

[GOTV]

26. Is it possible for the Dems...

... to prevent the Senate from recessing?

[IA_Seth]

27. And the drummer is playing drums....WTF n/t

[wicket]

28. kick

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[Logician]

30. The Democrats are only Standing Firm on Principle

and trying to protect US interests in the UN arena and in other capacities internationally.

WHY SHOULD THE DEMOCRATS PERMIT THE APPOINTMENT OF A MEAN SPIRITED, POTENTIALLY UNETHICAL BUREAUCRAT WHO IS NOT CAPABLE OF NEGOTIATION AND DISCUSSION? IF THE WH WOULD TURN OVER THE NEEDED PAPERS, PERHAPS WE WOULD LEARN ABOUT BOLTON LAUNCHING ATTACKS AGAINST OTHER INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL WHO WOULD NOT FIX INTELLIGENCE REPORTS TO FAVOR SHRUB'S ATTACK ON IRAQ. COULD THIS BE THE REASON THAT SHRUB IS NOT PERMITTING A FULL VIEW OF BOLTON'S M.O.s? OR IS PERHAPS EVEN MORE?

The Dems need to convey to America in a simple way as to why they are resisting to approve Bolton-- to make America understand the breadth and depth of the Bush WH's deception for control.

[wicket]

32. kick

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