John Bolton said on Wednesday that he believed a vote in the full U.S. Senate would confirm him as ambassador to the United Nations, despite opposition from Democrats and a key Republican.
Last year the Senate Foreign Relations Committee blocked Bolton’s nomination from getting to the floor. But President George W. Bush used a temporary appointment for Bolton that expires when Congress adjourns no later than January 6.
Bush has resubmitted Bolton’s name to the Senate.
Outgoing Sen. Lincoln Chafee, a Rhode Island Republican, who holds the swing vote on the committee, has said he would not support the nomination. Democrats also oppose Bolton.
"The White House is continuing to search for ways to get the nomination to the floor of the Senate," Bolton told CNN. "And I think we’ve believed for 18 months now that if I could get a straight up or down vote, I’d be confirmed."
"So I’m glad they are continuing to push for it," Bolton said. "I’d actually like that vote."
He can go back to the American Enterprise Institute and write some more neo-fascist articles with Newt Gingrich and Michael Ledeen…
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