Well, Voinovich has
shrugged his shoulders, and wants Bolton sent to the full Senate. However, he does so without giving a recommendation.
Sen. George Voinovich, who stunned the committee in April when he backed Democratic demands for more time to examine Bolton's record, said he viewed Bolton as "the poster child of what someone in the diplomatic corps should not be."
His opposition was expressed in a highly critical statement to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee considering Bolton's nomination. It meant that Republicans lack the votes to send the nomination to the Senate floor with an endorsement, leaving doubt over whether it would be approved.
Voinovich said he hoped the committee would vote to send the nomination to the floor without a recommendation.
While Bolton still could be confirmed in the Republican controlled Senate, the failure to get a committee endorsement poses an embarrassing setback for President Bush who worked aggressively for Bolton.
"The United States can do better than John Bolton," Voinovich said.
But he said, "I am not so arrogant to think that I should impose my judgment and perspective (on) the U.S. position in the world community on the rest of my colleagues. We owe it to the president to give Mr. Bolton an up or down vote on the floor of the United States Senate."
"Embarrassing setback"? Not if Bolton gets confirmed.
Update: Think Progress has Voinovich's speech on the matter.