Abandon Bolton Movement Begins

Dodd: Bolton Should Withdraw Nomination

AP story:

One committee member, Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., was asked if he thought Bolton should withdraw from consideration. "I would hope he would," Dodd said in a televised interview.

"I think he's going to embarrass the president. I think he's going to ... have a very difficult job serving if he's confirmed narrowly by the Senate. He should withdraw or the president ought to withdraw this nomination. There are plenty of other good people who embrace his ideological views who can go up" and achieve the major changes that Bush is pressing for at the United Nations. "John Bolton is not that individual."

A White House spokeswoman, Christie Parell, said the president is sticking by Bolton.

"The president believes he's exactly the man needed at the United Nations," she said Sunday in response to Dodd's remark.
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Now that the vote on Bolton has been delayed, it appears that the Democrat strategy will be to push for the withdrawal of his nomination.

Thankfully, the White House is not abandoning Bolton.

Dodd's suggestion, that "there are plenty of other good people who embrace his ideological views who can go up," is ridiculous.

Are we to believe the Dem smear machine would spare anyone sharing Bush's ideology?

Think of how they brutalized Condoleeza Rice. Barbara Boxer's shameful performance at the confirmation hearings will linger in the minds of many for years.

Bottomline: ANYONE sharing Bush's ideological views will be bashed mercilessly. It's the Democrats' way. Creating a firestorm based on hearsay and whispery gossip is junior high student territory. For elected officials to engage in this type of bullying is indeed a sad spectacle.