Bush Hints He Will Withhold Further Data About Bolton

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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/01/politics/01prexy.html?oref=login


Shades of Nixon ????


By RICHARD W. STEVENSON
Published: June 1, 2005
WASHINGTON, May 31 - President Bush criticized Senate Democrats on Tuesday for "stalling" a vote on John R. Bolton's nomination as ambassador to the United Nations, and indicated that he would not grant them access to intelligence documents they have demanded to see before allowing the confirmation to go ahead.


Amnesty International 2005 Report Mr. Bush's statements, at a news conference in the Rose Garden, suggested that he was intent on winning the battle over Mr. Bolton on his own terms when the Senate reconvenes next week, rather than negotiating a deal with Democrats and some Republicans who have been advocating a compromise.

Democrats delayed a vote on the nomination on Thursday night, saying they wanted access to classified information about Mr. Bolton's conduct that the administration has refused for weeks to provide.

"Now in terms of the requests for the documents, I view that as just another stall tactic," Mr. Bush said, "another way to delay, another way not to allow Bolton to get an up or down vote."


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[Swamp Rat]

1. Too late Dumbya, we already know he's a lizard.

[Nite Owl]

2. So what is he hiding?

Biden is playing this well when he said just give us the information and we'll have that up or down vote. Hope they stick this out as it doesn't seem forthcoming.