Reversing field after a meeting with President Bush, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said he will continue pushing for a floor vote on John R. Bolton for U.N. ambassador. Frist switched his position after initially saying today that negotiations with Democrats to get a vote on Bolton had been exhausted.
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Just about two hours hour earlier, Frist said he wouldn't schedule another vote on Bolton's nomination and said that Bush must decide the next move. Frist, R-Tenn., had said there was nothing further he could do to break a Democratic stalemate with the Bush White House over Bolton, an outspoken conservative who, opponents argue, would undermine U.S. interests at the world body.But he changed his tune after talking to Bush
It's this kind of bold leadership that makes Frist a shoo-in for his party's nomination in 2008.
Describing his talk with Bush, Frist said: "The decision in talking to the president is that he strongly supports John Bolton, as we know, and he asked that we to continue to work. And we'll continue to work."
"It's not dead," he said. "It is going to require some continued talking and discussion."
Not dead? So would that mean Bolton's nomination is in...some sort of persistent vegetative state?
Too soon?
"We'll continue to work to get an up or down vote for John Bolton over the coming days, possibly weeks," he said.
Deputy State Department spokesman Adam Ereli had greeted Frist's initial announcement with a declaration that Democrats had left Bolton "hanging in the wind."
Given the part of the male anatomy Bolton is most often likened to, "hanging in the wind" sounds about right.
Joe Blow can kiss my lily-white ass, now that I've established my red-neck street-cred, I'd have to say, that, I kinda like the once or twice a year that your old lady gently puts you in your place. Which, you'd think would put me in agreement with Joe's uncalled for critique of your "bloggin" style.
Not so fast, my cromulent friends, I dare you to embiggen your conciousness with the following:
How the hell do you live with yourselves, Pete, Norz, and Amanda, knowing that you've unleashed the dim-witted son of Yog-Saggoth upon an unsuspecting world? Happy-go-lucky-fun-time reviews of comic-book movies aside? No matter your standing in the local music community? No matter how "funny" you might be everyday? 'Fess up. All funny aside, Y'all just doin' it out of guilt.
The above is way harsh. What I MEANT to say is this, y'all really, really feel guilty about inflicting C-plus Agustus upon the world, thus explaining your blogging/funny tendancies. Or was that too ass-kissing? Can you possibly ignore/forgive my drunken comments? Same bat-channel etc.
Regarding your political satire , avoid it!
"Perhaps you think you're being treated unfairly?"
I'll be sure to send you a refund, M. Or "Joe." Or whatever your name is.
What I MEANT to say is this, y'all really, really feel guilty about inflicting C-plus Agustus upon the world, thus explaining your blogging/funny tendancies.
I'm willing to bet that none of the three of us you called out voted for Bush, so saying we do this out of guilt is a mite off target.
Personally, I do it for the chicks.
I think Bolton would be a great fit for UN representative. He could do for the UN what Ribbentrop did for the League. We should just agree with whatever Augustus tells us. After all, no one in that administration could ever make mistakes when they have God advising them. I'm sure Bolton in his previous work took time out to thank Jesus daily, while he was squashing intelligence reports he disagreed with and bullying his underlings. Those darned Dems should just love that God fearing man alone.
Apparently even Bush mistrusts Frist's diagnostic abilities....
Regarding your political satire , avoid it! Please stick to the movies, The Wife, and all the other crap. Please!
M