Saturday, May 14, 2005
Stand or Fall
I'm pleased at this opportunity to quote The Fixx.
The hold placed by Barbara Boxer on John Bolton's nomination is welcome news. It prolongs a debate that was never really concluded. Every additional week that Bolton (and Republican moderates) twist in the wind is a welcome one. Bolton is a disastrous nominee. Significantly more so than Rice or Gonzales
This may get to the filibuster stage. If it does, it may have an interesting impact on the nuclear option debate. GOP defenses of the nuclear option have limited themselves to denying the applicability of the filibuster on judicial nominees. Blocking Bolton thusly raises the possibility of the Republicans deploying this outside of its predefined operational radius. It would underscore just how unlimited the nuclear option is.
Bring it on.
The hold placed by Barbara Boxer on John Bolton's nomination is welcome news. It prolongs a debate that was never really concluded. Every additional week that Bolton (and Republican moderates) twist in the wind is a welcome one. Bolton is a disastrous nominee. Significantly more so than Rice or Gonzales
This may get to the filibuster stage. If it does, it may have an interesting impact on the nuclear option debate. GOP defenses of the nuclear option have limited themselves to denying the applicability of the filibuster on judicial nominees. Blocking Bolton thusly raises the possibility of the Republicans deploying this outside of its predefined operational radius. It would underscore just how unlimited the nuclear option is.
Bring it on.
