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June 10, 2005

Republican stalling tactics

I gotta tell ya, I'm really growing tired of Republicans accusations of Democrats being obstructionists and delaying progress. But the John Bolton nomination for U.N. Ambassador really takes the cake.

White House Communications Director Nicole Devenish called Reid's
stance "another effort to distract from the work that the people want to
see done here in Washington."

"This request for additional information is clearly a stalling tactic, and
one that I think the American people are growing weary of," she said.


Harry Reid, the other Senate Democrats, and a handful of Republican Senators are waiting patiently for some more information on John Bolton. The Bush Administration refuses to give it to them, yet continues to call the Senate Democrats obstructionists. Give me a break.

"You can't ignore the Senate. We've told them what we've wanted. The
ball is in his court," Reid, D-Nevada, told CNN. "If they want John Bolton
as ambassador to the United Nations, give us this information. If they
don't, there will be no Bolton."


I think Bush and his gang would be at home on a grade school playground that running our country.