Biden says U.N. envoy Bolton "going nowhere" ? WHAT!

[Voltaire269]

Just found this on Yahoo news!
Very disturbing! What gives!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/usa_un_bolton_dc

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Bolton's troubled nomination as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is "going nowhere," a key Democratic senator said on Wednesday after Democrats scored big in mid-term elections.

Sen. Joseph Biden (news, bio, voting record) of Delaware, who is expected to chair the Senate Foreign Relations Committee if Democratic control of the U.S. Senate is formally confirmed, told reporters:

"I never saw a real enthusiasm (for Bolton's nomination) on the Republican side to begin with. There's none on our side. And I think John Bolton's going nowhere."

Bolton, the controversial former undersecretary of state in charge of non-proliferation, was nominated byPresident George W. Bush to be U.N. envoy in March 2005.

But after his confirmation was blocked in the Republican-led Senate, Bush made a recess appointment, which will last until the new Congress convenes in January 2007.

After Tuesday's elections Democrats now control the U.S. House of Representatives and probably the Senate as well.

Before voters cast their ballots, there was talk of Bush re-submitting Bolton's nomination.

Another possibility was having Bush appoint Bolton to another U.S. government job so he could still be paid but assigning him to work at the U.N.

Senate Democratic aides said they did not know if such a move would be legal.


I thought we voted the bums out so we can kick more bums out!
Whats this guy talking about!
Whats going on!
Bolton's head should be first on the butchers block!

[Greeby]

1. He means Bolton won't be confirmed

Meaning he's gone when his recess appointment expires

[loudestchick]

2. I have to believe that they mean that he's going nowhere...as in not to the UN!

Yeah, that's what I've gotta believe.

[matcom]

3. What Gives? Bolton is TOAST!

[Mass]

4. I think this is what Biden was saying. Bolton is for nomination in January.

It will go nowhere. except if Bush makes a recess nomination, assuming it is legal.

[bullimiami]

9. they have to make sure to define what a congressional 'recess' actually is

rather than letting presidents shoe horn these appointments in all over the place.

[pscot]

11. Bolton is already a recess appointee

subject to Senate confirmation. He's toast.

[Nye Bevan]

5. The *nomination* is "going nowhere".

Bolton is going home.

[xultar]

6. Dude, don't be daft. He said that the guy is goin nowhere as in not the UN.

Come on now. :)

[Lone_Star_Dem]

7. Read what you posted, all of it.

He's a goner

[bowens43]

8. "going nowhere" means his nomination is going nowhere.

[Zenlitened]

10. Jeez. Voltaire?

:eyes:

[Fenris]

12. Locking.

Flamebait (not to mention a complete misreading of the article in question.

Fenris
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