Democrats Cite Downing Street Memo in Bolton Fight

By Vicki Allen
Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats rejected a Republican compromise over John Bolton's nomination as U.N. ambassador on Thursday and cited a British report backing their view that the Bush administration hyped intelligence on Iraq before the 2003 invasion.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a Tennessee Republican, said the Senate would hold a procedural vote on Monday to try to break the deadlock on Bolton. Democrats said they had enough votes to block the nomination, but Republicans hoped they would be viewed as obstructionists.

Obstructionists? Thats all the repubs have? Their playing a losing hand!

Semper Fi