* chastises Frist for preventing Bolton "up or down vote"

[paineinthearse]

That Bolton has not yet received an "up or down vote" by the Senate is due to that obstructionist rethug leader Frist!

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/05/20050531.html

Let's see -- Carl.

Q Thank you, Mr. President. On your nomination of Mr. Bolton to the United Nations, it is now, by most accounts, under a filibuster, the Democrats refusing to invoke cloture last week. I wonder if you could address their demands for ongoing documents, in the case of Mr. Bolton's nomination, as well as what many Republicans have now criticized as a pervasive attitude of filibustering on behalf of the opposition on Capitol Hill.

THE PRESIDENT: You know, I thought -- I thought John Bolton was going to get an up or down vote on the Senate floor, just like he deserves an up or down vote on the Senate floor, and clearly he's got the votes to get confirmed. And so I was disappointed that once again, the leadership there in the Senate didn't give him an up or down vote. And the reason it's important to have an up or down vote is because we need to get our ambassador to the United Nations to help start reforming that important organization.

Mr. pResident, YOUR party controls the Senate. DUH!

[politicaholic]

1. "Reform" translated:

Dismantle, degrade, propagandize, destroy.

"I 'reformed' fellow republican John Mcain in the 2000 election".

[jayctravis]

2. "get our ambassador to the UN to help start reforming that

important organization"

Like we own it or something.

[RaleighNCDUer]

3. This time, Frist doesn't want an up or down vote, because

he knows they'd lose!

[atommom]

4. You can just hear the frustration ... he HATES having to rely on

the democratic process, votes and all. I have no doubt he'd much rather be a dictator.

[Clark2008]

5. So Laura really IS considering running for office, then...

Otherwise, why would Shrub drop his personal ass-kisser like a hot potato?