Written by: Beck

The controversial UN ambassador nominee John Bolton is headed to the full Senate for a vote. While this is a step in the right direction, it's far from a certain thing that the Senate will confirm him. Republican Senator George Voinovich--who voted for Bolton to be moved out of committee--has said that he will actively seek to thwart Bolton's final approval on the Senate floor.

Committee member Sen. George Voinovich, R-Brussels, told reporters that even though he voted to send the nomination on, he would not vote for Bolton on the Senate floor.

"It is my opinion that John Bolton is the poster child of what someone in the diplomatic corps should not be," Voinovich said.

The former Ohio governor appeared to suggest that Bolton's nomination would not be approved by the full Senate membership, and said he would encourage other senators not to approve it. Republicans have a 55-45 majority in the chamber.

Senator Richard Lugar points out something which I feel has received strikingly little attention:

Lugar said dozens of officials have supported the pick -- including U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He also said a letter of support had been signed by former Secretaries of State James Baker, Lawrence Eagleburger, Alexander Haig, Henry Kissinger and George Shultz.

But God forbid we send an ambassador to the UN who doesn't think the primary purpose of an American foreign service employee is to be uncritical of foreigners.