Liberal Math
Democrat Senator, Chris (”Man for all seasons”) Dodd, says John Bolton “lacks support” for that U.N. post.
Really?
Hmm.
Well, I was saddled with the albatross of having attended the New York public school system, but even I’m able to count and to divide by 100. And when the motion to invoke cloture on John Bolton’s nomination came up in the Senate, a couple of months ago, a grand total of 56 U.S. Senators said “yea.” If Bolton really lacked the necessary support of the Upper Chamber to be seated at the U.N., then the Democrats simply could have allowed an ensuing floor vote. But they chose to block that vote instead.
Nearly as *surprising* as dead felons voting for Democrats in Chicago, eh?
So, ergo, I’d say it’s less a question of Bolton lacking the requisite “support,” but more a question of the Democrat Senate caucus being consumed by a pathological state of loathing, if not dementia.
In any event, I find a recent suggestion by one of this blog’s thread barons – JorgXMcKie – to be quite apropos (with a slight modification):
After President Bush gives Bolton his recess appointment, the Democrats should bring forward a resolution calling for his ouster. If they can get51 votes, that would prove Bolton lacks the support necessary to fulfill his duties.
Right?
But don’t hold your breath waiting for that resolution, Skippy.
‘Cause it ain’t gonna’ happen . . .
— Jayson