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Sen. Lincoln Chafee, R-R.I., who was defeated by Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse on Tuesday, told reporters in Rhode Island on Thursday that he would continue opposing Bolton. That would deny Republicans the votes they would need to move Bolton's nomination from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to the full Senate.

Scorched-Earth policy in effect, I see. Thanks, Chafee. You were useless until the end.

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After their victory it would set a poor tone to do so. Bolton has done a good job in handling the North Korea nuclear issue. The hard speaking, bar room rough-neck that we know is better than some soft-spoken dandy we don't know in the current geopolitical environment.