A River in Egypt
Whether through the White House or his own accord, Scott McClellan doesn't want to see the truth.
From today's Press Briefing:
(The Topic: John Bolton's nomination to the U.N.)
"Q Scott, it's not just the Democratic leadership or members of the Democratic Party -- it's members of the President's own party, some of which are calling for him to withdraw the nomination. So is he going to heed those calls or not?
MR. McCLELLAN: No, that's not correct, Jennifer. It's a minority of Senate Democrats that are preventing this nomination from moving forward. It's very clear that he has --
Q Senator Voinovich is a Republican.
MR. McCLELLAN: It's very clear that he has majority support. You're talking about one individual who has expressed his opposition to his nomination. But it is a minority Senate Democratic leadership that is preventing this nomination from moving forward and that is preventing from [sic] John Bolton getting about, doing the important work of reform at the United Nations. "
The vote was 54 (yeas) to 38 (nays) with 8 not voting.
I suppose the 3 Republican Senators who did not vote (John Thune, Norm Coleman and Conrad Burns) don't count as being against Bolton. And Lincoln Chaffee's wavering must not count either.
But if you add those guys to Voinovich, you get 5 Republicans who have some issues with Bolton's nomination.
P.S.: If 36 of the 44 Democrats voted "nay," that isn't a "minority of Senate Democrats that are preventing this nomination from moving forward." That's a majority (81%).
From today's Press Briefing:
(The Topic: John Bolton's nomination to the U.N.)
"Q Scott, it's not just the Democratic leadership or members of the Democratic Party -- it's members of the President's own party, some of which are calling for him to withdraw the nomination. So is he going to heed those calls or not?
MR. McCLELLAN: No, that's not correct, Jennifer. It's a minority of Senate Democrats that are preventing this nomination from moving forward. It's very clear that he has --
Q Senator Voinovich is a Republican.
MR. McCLELLAN: It's very clear that he has majority support. You're talking about one individual who has expressed his opposition to his nomination. But it is a minority Senate Democratic leadership that is preventing this nomination from moving forward and that is preventing from [sic] John Bolton getting about, doing the important work of reform at the United Nations. "
The vote was 54 (yeas) to 38 (nays) with 8 not voting.
I suppose the 3 Republican Senators who did not vote (John Thune, Norm Coleman and Conrad Burns) don't count as being against Bolton. And Lincoln Chaffee's wavering must not count either.
But if you add those guys to Voinovich, you get 5 Republicans who have some issues with Bolton's nomination.
P.S.: If 36 of the 44 Democrats voted "nay," that isn't a "minority of Senate Democrats that are preventing this nomination from moving forward." That's a majority (81%).
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