Thank You George Voinovich

Today the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed then nomination of John Bolton for the position of ambassador to the United Nations. The nomination was sent to the Senate without a recommendation. This was the doing of Republican Senator George Voinovich who voted against the nomination resulting in a tie vote in the committee.

“After poring over hundreds of pages of testimony ... I believe John Bolton would have been fired if he worked for a major corporation,” Voinovich said at the committee hearing. “This is not the behavior of a true leader or the face of the United States to the world community.”

This is obviously a reference to a couple of alleged incidents in which Bolton was less than nice with some of the people working for him. This obviously points to the fact that Voinovich has probably not worked in a major corporation for a long time if ever. Things it is alleged Bolton did have never gotten anyone fired where I work.

But still if the Republicans can muster the spine for a fight, the debate of the Bolton nomination on the Senate floor will no doubt be a good show. The Democrats can and no doubt will be ranting and raving about Bolton's alleged ranting and raving. The Republicans, if they have the will, can use the very public forum of a contentious Senate debate to highlight everything that is wrong with the United Nations.

George Voinovich helped to make this possible. Let's hope this doesn't become a missed opportunity.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 05:49 PM | No Comments | Add Comment