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whometense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-24-05 10:45 AM
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(Maybe the Last) Daily Bolton?
Via Steve Clemons:

Biden Says If NO DEAL by Close of Business Today, Then "It's Over"

Reuters reports a comment by Senator Biden that indicates the Senator's assessment that the Bolton confirmation battle is quickly coming to a close.

Joanne Kenan writes:

"If they don't have (the documents) by the end of the day, it's finished," the Delaware Democrat said of the bitter dispute over President Bush's choice to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
TWN has done some digging into whether this was Biden drawing a firm line and what drove this comment yesterday evening.

Biden's declaration that all document requests must be satisfied by close of business today -- or all deals are off -- is more the Senator's "assessment that the window for confirming Bolton is closing fast," according to an official familiar with Biden's stance.

But TWN has learned that Biden's comment fits in a context of interactions with Senator Frist these past several days about potential deals on the document requests...
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ginnyinWI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-24-05 10:50 AM
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1. I just saw a funny Oliphant cartoon on Bolton
here:
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Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-24-05 11:00 AM
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2. That's great..
Ha.
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whometense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-24-05 11:07 AM
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3. I LOVE it!!
That is hilarious!!!
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whometense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-24-05 11:58 AM
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4. Heads up:
Steve Clemons is going to be on Al Franken's show after the 1:00 news.
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TayTay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-24-05 12:05 PM
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5. Thanks!
He has done such good work on this. He is a big part of the reason this nomination on Bolton the Bastard is going down in flames.
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Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-24-05 12:21 PM
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6. I didn't hear it. Did he say anything new?
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paulk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-24-05 06:41 PM
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7. one thing he said that I hadn't heard before
was that Sen Roberts from KS had publicly said a recess appt was a bad idea.

So - if a high ranking (R) like Roberts is warning Bush against it... maybe this thing is truly over?
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-24-05 06:51 PM
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8. Isnt Roberts the chair of intel?
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paulk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-24-05 10:20 PM
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10. yes
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whometense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-24-05 09:23 PM
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9. More from Steve Clemons
on possibly breaking Bolton news here.

TayTay's post above is exactly right: Clemons is not only singlehandedly keeping this story in the news, he's also done ten times more investigative work on it than any other journalist.

And a great comment on Steve's site:

"I swear, you write the best cliffhangers on the net."

He does, too.

    But two stories -- both of which are stem-winders -- have come my way, and I have to do more due diligence on them.

    One deals with John Bolton's supposed "herculean efforts" against the "Zionism is Racism" resolution.

    The other deals with the surprising contours of John Negroponte's relationship with John Bolton.

    I can't write more -- particularly if these stories don't hold up.

    But stay tuned.
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TayTay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-25-05 06:20 AM
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11. Negroponte & Bolton
(I told ya, I told ya, way back when that Bolton the Bastard and Negroponte the Butcher were related.) Where did I put my Dignity Hat. Ah, there it is.

Excuse me. Bolton and Negroponte go way, way back to the Reagan Admin and the efforts of those folks to re-create American foreign policy into what they wanted. The both played a part in Iran-Contra and in undermining the efforts of a certain tall and impressive Senator from Massachusetts to get at the truth. Both have a lot to answer for.
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