Have We Been Sold Down the River?

Since this "compromise" on the nuclear option there have been rumors that a Bolton comfirmation is part of the compromise.

According to this New York Times article, Senator Barbara Boxer is dropping her opposition to a Senate vote on Bolton.

From the article:

One Democrat, Senator Barbara Boxer of California, had sought to block a Senate vote on Mr. Bolton, saying she would oppose any vote until the State Department provided documents related to the nomination that the department has so far refused to hand over.

On Tuesday afternoon, however, a spokeswoman for Ms. Boxer said she had decided to lift a hold on Mr. Bolton's nomination. Ms. Boxer's spokeswoman said she would join with Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware in agreeing to a Republican plan to move toward a vote on Mr. Bolton after allowing up to 40 hours of debate.

It appeared unlikely that any Senate Democrat would try to use a filibuster to block a vote, Senate Democratic officials said.

This is the danger that goes with compromise with fascist principals. We sell our own souls, in order to accomplish something.

There is no reason for Boxer to drop her demand for State department documents in relation to Bolton, except that she agreed to do so as part of the compromise on the nuclear option, or that she sees this action in the "spirit" of the compromise.

In the meantime, with Owens and Brown and now probably Bolton, we, the American people, are the losers.