10 June 2005

Democrats standing firm on Bolton issue

It's nice to see that the Democrats in the U.S. Senate have finally found the strength to stand up to the Republican majority instead of rolling over helplessly.

The Senate is four votes shy of the 60 needed for the Bolton nomination to go for a vote. Minority Leader Harry Reid is holding out until the White House hands over some records regarding controversial Bolton actions. Reid contends (reasonably enough) that the Senate needs to review the information in those records in order to make a fully informed decision on whether to approve Bush's nomination of Bolton for UN Ambassador.

The White House is tapdancing around the request for the documents. What is Bush afraid of?

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