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Home Front: Politix
No Vote for Bolton
2006-09-28
WASHINGTON - John R. Bolton's quest for a longer lease on his temporary job as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations remained elusive Thursday as the Senate shied away from a vote to confirm him.

Sen. Richard Lugar, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, said the Senate likely would recess later this week without voting on his nomination. Lugar, R-Ind., said in an interview with The Associated Press that no committee meeting had been scheduled to take up the controversial nominee.

The Senate is expected to return after the congressional elections in November. Bolton has been serving as the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. under a recess appointment that is due to expire at the end of the year.
Won't be easier then, Chafee will be a soon-to-be ex-Senator and won't do anyone favors.
Lugar said that if one Democratic senator were to step forward and support Bolton, he might be able to set a committee vote before the recess. In the meantime, Lugar added, Sen. Lincoln Chafee, a Rhode Island Republican, is holding up the nomination with questions about the Bush administration's Middle East policy. As a result, Lugar said, "it appears very likely the committee will not act" on Bolton's nomination before recess at the end of the week. "Most probably not," Lugar said.
Remind me, what did we get in return for helping Chafee win his primary election?
Posted by:Steve White

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