Now
this I like to see. Senator Mark Pryor, one of the few Democrats to vote with Republicans on cloture for Bolton, has threatened to change his vote over the Bush administration's stalling tactics:
A key Democratic senator warned yesterday that the
Bush administration may be losing ground in its bid to confirm John R. Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations, as the White House continued to rebuff Democrats' request for documents related to the nominee.
Senate GOP leaders, acknowledging no apparent progress on Bolton, said they will call for another vote to end debate in a renewed effort to portray Democrats as obstructionists, probably this week. But one of the three Democrats who sided with them on an unsuccessful "cloture" vote on May 26, Sen. Mark Pryor (Ark.), said he may abandon the Republicans, leaving them farther from their goal than they were three weeks ago.
If Democrats "continue being reasonable [in their requests] and the White House won't provide the information, I want to reserve the right to change my vote," Pryor told reporters.
It's nice to see a Democrat with the confidence to say that the Bolton nomination is on the rocks.