Borking Bolton

NY Post Editorial:

The White House was scrambling yesterday to get the nomination of U.N. Ambassador-designate John Bolton back on track after Ohio Republican Sen. George Voinovich got snookered by his Democratic colleagues' underhanded "delay and terrorize" tactics.

Voinovich, who hadn't bothered to attend any of the Foreign Relations Committee's previous confirmation hearings, apparently was rattled by the demagogic harangues by the likes of Sens. Joe Biden (D-Del.) and Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) — to the point where he declared he suddenly wasn't prepared to vote on Bolton's nomination.

"I've heard enough today that I don't feel comfortable about voting for Mr. Bolton," said Voinovich.

Enough from the Democrats, that is.

As a result, the committee vote was put off for three weeks — which is precisely what the Democrats have been looking for since the nomination was announced.

From the outset, their tactic has been to postpone and postpone — anything to give them time to keep searching for a smoking gun to destroy the nomination of a principled and competent man.

...

The fact is that the Democrats' problems with John Bolton have nothing to do with his personality and everything to do with his views.

That, and of the policies of the Bush administration, for which he would be an advocate at the United Nations.

And that's what the Democrats can't abide.

A defeat of Bolton would encourage the Dem's bad behavior and discourage quality nominees.

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