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Tuesday, April 26, 2005
The rewards of blind loyalty
Why is the Bolton nomination falling apart? It has nothing to do with Bolton being an undiplomatic, mean-spirited prick. The "Democratic juggernaut" was just too powerful, according to Bob Novak. He goes on to blame the White House for not keeping Voinovich "safely on board".
(Novak, by the way, is hilarious. He calls Christoper Dodd a "serial objector" because he objected to James Watt, Ed Meese, and C. Everett Coop (among a dozen or so others). I find it damn funny that Novak can't find enough examples from this millennium.)Novak saves mod props for Smilin' Norm:
The only serious Republican defense of Bolton on Tuesday was by first-term Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota.
Frankly, I think an intellectual conservative should at least sound smart. But that's awfully hard when you're writing from the same page as Novak:
Even if Bolton should be confirmed by the Foreign Relations Committee, Lugar ought to resign as Chair. The more assertive Norm Coleman of Minnesota or George Allen of Virginia would have made sure GOP Senators were in line, especially given the vociferous opposition to Bolton by Democrats.
The halls of power are always open to to those willing to forgo conscience and wear blind loyalty as medal of honor.
