A report from a TPM Reader on the <$NoAd$> Hill …
Josh- I suspect that media reports of the hearing will clarify this point, but Hagel said he would vote Bolton out of committee, though he wasn’t sure about confirming him on the floor. It was only when (much to everyone’s surprise) Sen. Voinovich said that because he had missed some of the earlier hearings (he said he was chairing a subcommittee at the time), and had just learned of these allegations, that he would not vote Bolton out of committee today. Chafee sat silent through the entire hearing. Also, at some point find a good account of all the parliamentary tools Dems employed to delay the committee hearing, and how the Rs got it held anyhow (the Senate was in recess for about 3 hours today). It was a good preview of what will happen if/when we go nuclear.
I’m still quite curious to know the Voinovich backstory. Must have been some pretty engrossing subcommittee hearings if he hadn’t heard about the charges leveled against Bolton.
