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Originally Posted by aceventura
Bush, at that time, would have gotten the same response from Democrats regardless of who he nominated. Sure I can't prove it, but you have to agree that Bolton was in step with Bush and odds are if he nominated someone else in-step with his view he would have received the same sophomoric response from the Democrats.
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Ace...you lose all credibility with this unsubstantiated partisan observation. Sure, you cant prove it because its bullshit.
The Dems did not prevent over 99% of Bush's diplomatic nominees from being approved (they blocked one - Otto Reich, as top State Dept. diplomat for South American affairs and a Repub blocked another - Boyden Gray as ambassador to the European Union).
Bush's two previous ambassadors to the UN - John Danforth and John Negroponte (the current director of national intelligence) , both of whom "were in step with his views" were confirmed with NO dissenting votes.
BTW, it was the Repubs who could not get a majority vote among their own for Bolton in the Foreign Relations Committee. Try sticking to the facts, if you want to be taken seriously.
You probably have another "sophomoric" analogy, but I dont see any need for further discussion on this thread.