Voinovich on Bolton: The United States Can Do Better

The John Bolton nomination drama is entering a new phase, with Republican Senator Voinovich stating that he will not vote for Bolton, nor will he prevent the nomination from being considered by the full Senate. With the Republicans holding 55-45 majority in the Senate, it is not clear Bolton’s nomination will lose on a floor vote (though a fillibuster might do it.) The money quote from the Washington Post:

“After hours of deliberation, telephone calls, personal conversations, reading hundreds of pages of transcripts, and asking for guidance from Above, I have come to the determination that the United States can do better than John Bolton,” Voinovich said.

Indeed.