Senator Barbara Boxer has placed a
hold on John Bolton's nomination...
...Democrats in the US Senate have made a fresh bid to derail the appointment of John Bolton, the embattled White House pick for UN ambassador, after a Senate panel declined to back him ahead of a floor vote.
Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer "put a hold on the nomination" of Bolton as US ambassador to the United Nations, her spokeswoman Natalie Ravitz said without indicating how the process could be delayed.
The move is intended to either force further negotiations or ultimately to prevent his nomination from reaching the Senate floor...
...If I remember correctly, the hold can be broken, but it requires
60 Votes. Bush's
EPA Nomination had to overcome a hold from Senator Carper. Counting the votes, I believe
Lieberman & Nelson have said they would support the Bolton nomination, and Voinovich is the only Republican to oppose
(so far).
Can the Republicans get 60 Votes to remove the hold, or is the nomination in limbo?
Update [2005-5-13 11:20:40 by Rimjob]:
I apologize to Joe Lieberman. According to the Washington Post...
...Lieberman and Landrieu have said they are undecided, while Nelson is leaning in favor, a spokesman said.