Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Post poll biased? Opinion Journal: "Read these questions carefully and you'll see that the Post's headline is false. The poll not only doesn't use the word filibuster; it doesn't even describe the procedure. The way the question is worded, the Democrats could have 'blocked' the nominations by the normal method of voting them down--and there is no reason to think that 'randomly selected adults' would have been paying enough attention to know the difference." Stygius: "The joint staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is dramatically expanding the scope of its John Bolton investigation, conducting interviews with all sorts of people." Category: 2004 Presidential Transition 6:57:50 PM

Filibusters and Bolton The Denver Post editorial staff weighs in on U.S. Senator Ken Salazar's unenviable position in the middle of the debate to end filibusters for judicial appointments [April 27, 2005, "Senate showdown no need to go nuclear"]. They write, "It's past time for the Senate to find a way around the nuclear option. Frist and Reid should ignore the extremists and find an approach that will preserve Senate rules and advance the president's right for fair consideration of his nominees." U.S. Senators Allard and Salazar are on opposite sides of the filibuster controversy, according to the Rocky Mountain News [April 27, 2005, "Colorado senators split on filibuster"]. From the article, "On Tuesday, Allard said he is willing to listen to Democrats' proposed compromises, but he's not willing to accept anything that preserves their right to filibuster future nominees." TalkLeft: "Sen. Bill Frist has rejected the Democrat's offer to pass a few of Bush's judicial picks in exchange for not forcing a vote on the nuclear option which would ban filibustering of judicial, cabinet and other nominees." Moderate Voice: "The Times reports that Bolton's nomination - beset with allegations that he has been a bully, irritated diplomats in England, and sparked negative private comments from Secretary of State Colin Powell - is being pressed feverishly behind the scenes and in public by Vice President Cheney, Karl Rove and others...and framed in a way that it must be won for the good of the President." Category: 2004 Presidential Transition. 5:32:23 AM

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