the whores has boltoned

* "A department spokesman said Bush considers Bolton the "perfect" candidate for the U.N. job and there had been no decision to release more documents sought by opposition Democrats." LINK

* ""We will work to get the information whether it's before this vote or before the floor vote. The most important thing is to defeat the nomination. We think we have enough information right now to do that, and that's what we're focused on," Sen. Barbara Boxer of California said after meeting with other committee Democrats." LINK

* clemons: "It's 50/50 tonight" LINK

* "Pull John Bolton. There is real doubt among the pro-Bolton ranks about his candidacy. Replace him." LINK

* "Thomas Fingar was just appointed to be Negroponte's deputy intelligence czar" LINK

* " Chafee said he decided to support Bolton because he is President Bush's choice."
* "``If I should decide that I'm not going to go forward and support him I don't consider that bucking the party,'' Voinovich said."
* " Democrats said they do not plan to try to delay the vote."
* "Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., wrote to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to complain that the department is dragging its feet.
``Perhaps there is incriminating information about Mr. Bolton in these documents. Perhaps there is not. But the refusal to provide these documents has the appearance of stonewalling members of the committee in an effort to prevent it from fulfilling its constitutional responsibility,'' Boxer wrote." LINK

* bolton set up an intelligence shop to stovepipe intelligence around INR (if you'll allow me to have a bent stovepipe) - and, no, this isnt the osp, and this is apparently new news, and yep, feith was involved. LINK

* tradesports: 85% LINK who wants to bet?

* clemons is considering calling all this BoltonGate. theres a gag in there about the horse has already bolted. or maybe that bolton is an ass. or as stubborn as a mule. or something