by TChris

During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee discussion of John Bolton today, Sen. George Voinovich said this:

"What message are we sending to the world community when in the same breath we have sought to appoint an ambassador to the United Nations who himself has been accused of being arrogant, of not listening to his friends, of acting unilaterally, of bullying those who do not have the ability to properly defend themselves?"

What message indeed? But then he explained why he would nonethless vote to send Bolton's nomination on to the full Senate:

"That being said, Mr. Chairman, I am not so arrogant to think that I should impose my judgment and perspective of the U.S. position in the world community on the rest of my colleagues."

Isn't the exercise of his judgment and perspective exactly what those who voted him into office expect?