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Bush denies Democrats Bolton files
The Washington Times ^ | May 28, 2005 | Stephen Dinan and James G. Lakely

Posted on 05/28/2005 12:01:20 PM PDT by concentric circles

The Bush administration said yesterday that Democratic senators should not expect to get the documents they are seeking before they will allow an up-or-down vote on John R. Bolton...

"They have what they need," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said. "The Democratic and Republican leaders of the Intelligence Committee have had access to this sensitive, highly classified information. The Democrats clamoring for it have already voted against the nomination. This is about partisan politics."

...The documents sought by Democratic Sens. Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware and Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut are e-mail messages and other background material for congressional testimony Mr. Bolton was to give in 2003 about Syria's weapons programs and 10 foreign communications intercepts the nominee requested in his current role as undersecretary of state for arms control and international security...

... Republicans said the requests for information are just a delay tactic.

The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee have seen redacted versions of the intercepts, and concluded nothing could be learned from allowing Mr. Biden to see censored versions.

Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas Republican and the committee chairman, went further, saying that releasing the intercepts to anyone else would set a bad precedent for compromising some of the most sensitive intelligence...

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 109th; bolton; bush; fillibuster; johnbolton; ussenate
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To: woofie
He's saying STFU, advice I'd like to personally give to a bunch of political blowhards and Muslim crybabies...

:)

41 posted on 05/28/2005 1:37:46 PM PDT by kromike
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To: concentric circles
Y E S !

Er, I mean, NO!!

:)

42 posted on 05/28/2005 1:52:21 PM PDT by upchuck (If our nation be destroyed, it would be from the judiciary." ~ Thomas Jefferson)
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To: hershey

Bush doesn't have the balls to do it.


43 posted on 05/28/2005 1:52:33 PM PDT by Stellar Dendrite (Saddam: $25k to suicide bombers = BAD --- Bush: 50 mil to terrorist scum = "GOOD")
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To: nj26; concentric circles

Allen/DeLay '08!!!!


44 posted on 05/28/2005 1:53:19 PM PDT by Stellar Dendrite (Saddam: $25k to suicide bombers = BAD --- Bush: 50 mil to terrorist scum = "GOOD")
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To: Jeff Chandler

Bush is NOT playing 'Waldo' when it comes to giving 50 mil to terroist scum like Abbas. I've said it many times, I just can't drop it.....it was the last straw in my mind.


45 posted on 05/28/2005 1:56:01 PM PDT by Stellar Dendrite (Saddam: $25k to suicide bombers = BAD --- Bush: 50 mil to terrorist scum = "GOOD")
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To: concentric circles

GOOD!
McCain is going to be furious!


46 posted on 05/28/2005 1:57:00 PM PDT by mowkeka (If you thought I hated McCain before, I am FURIOUS now!!!!!!!!)
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To: John Jorsett

Bump.


47 posted on 05/28/2005 1:58:55 PM PDT by GVnana
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To: demsux

he doen't want his air base closed by BRAC!


48 posted on 05/28/2005 2:01:14 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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To: concentric circles
I have a suggestion:

Lets just leave the position of Ambassador to the UN vacant, and stop all payment on dues until they confirm Bolten. We will just send someone in uncle sam outfit to veto 100% of their security council resolutions. I don't care if it takes them a century to get around to it. In the intrim there are better thing to do with Bolten then to send him to a powerless and useless organization. They don't like him fine...screw the UN; there is no longer a need to worry about them.
49 posted on 05/28/2005 2:21:27 PM PDT by ARCADIA (Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
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To: andyandval

I'm glad he says it nice and slow so that old fart can take his time. If not, he can always ask some kid who wants to be just like him for assistance.


50 posted on 05/28/2005 2:42:20 PM PDT by Dr.Hilarious (If Al Qaeda took over the judiciary and mainstream media, would we know the difference?)
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To: concentric circles

Good for the President.


51 posted on 05/28/2005 2:48:42 PM PDT by Soul Seeker
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To: woofie
I'm pretty sure he's saying

"Sit in the fire truck, Bub."

But I could be wrong. :o)

52 posted on 05/28/2005 2:49:14 PM PDT by andyandval (Try flushing a book down the toilet....get back to me on how you did)
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To: andyandval
Nice. Very nice. Even Helen Keller would have gotten it.
53 posted on 05/28/2005 2:50:17 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
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To: woofie

"Start the fire up!"


54 posted on 05/28/2005 2:51:49 PM PDT by BenLurkin (O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
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To: concentric circles
XLNT!

They've got everything they need for an up or down vote.
Let them hang themselves with their obstructionism.

55 posted on 05/28/2005 2:55:51 PM PDT by Bullish
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To: hershey
A Bolton recess appt. this weekend would be nice. Let the dems chew on that for a while.

I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want!
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna...

You think he has the stones for it? It would be abso-FREAKING-lutly perfect. I can see Fat-Teddy and the rest of the whiners popping aneurysms all over the well of the Senate! It would be the perfect payback for the back stabbing they took with that so called compromise. That would be better than B****-Slapping Fat-Teddy, Babbling Babs, and that sneaky P***Ant Joe Biden!

Oh please, just give me this one thing and I'll never ask for another favor!! Please, Pretty PLEASE with SUGAR ON IT!!!

(I'm starting to feel like Muttly!) MUTTLY WANT!!

From your lips to Gods ear!

Regards,
GtG

56 posted on 05/28/2005 2:56:49 PM PDT by Gandalf_The_Gray (I live in my own little world, but I like it 'cuz they know me here.)
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To: concentric circles
I'm going to say this because as usual we are letting the left define the argument:

I don't care what's in the documents because I hope Bolton is even "meaner" than the allegations.

The only "reason" they have come up with to deny him the appointment is exactly the reason I want him to have the appointment. Instead of our side defending Bolton against the charges we should be celebrating them! I can't believe this lame "reason" is all they have.

I WANT Bolton to be sent to the UN to preside over its dismantling.

Average Americans to sniveling, appeasing leftist senators - "WE WANT A HARD@SS TO REPRESENT US AT THE UN!!" All this delaying to convince us how mean he is, just makes us want him more.

57 posted on 05/28/2005 3:06:50 PM PDT by Let's Roll ( "Congressmen who ... undermine the military ... should be arrested, exiled or hanged" - A. Lincoln)
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To: concentric circles
"They have what they need," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said. "The Democratic and Republican leaders of the Intelligence Committee have had access to this sensitive, highly classified information. The Democrats clamoring for it have already voted against the nomination. This is about partisan politics."

Good for the White House!

58 posted on 05/28/2005 3:10:31 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Stellar Dendrite
Does it make you feel like a grown-up (i.e. man) to say that?

Because you say it a lot, and it makes me laugh (at you.....not with you).

59 posted on 05/28/2005 3:21:20 PM PDT by ohioWfan ("If My people, which are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray.....")
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To: ohioWfan

Go away, I've recieved FReepmail about you from multiple sources.

Don't ever ping me again.


60 posted on 05/28/2005 3:37:21 PM PDT by Stellar Dendrite (Saddam: $25k to suicide bombers = BAD --- Bush: 50 mil to terrorist scum = "GOOD")
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