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June 10, 2005
Thune Will Oppose Bolton in Protest of Base Closing
From The Hill:
Thune’s boldest move yet is his not-too-subtle signal that he will oppose the nomination of John Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations to protest the administration’s decision to close Ellsworth Air Force Base, the state’s second largest employer.“I don’t think he’s the best person for the job,” Thune said of Bolton yesterday. “People can ascribe whatever they want to [this decision]. What I’ve said is, I take our foreign-policy posture very seriously and I take our defense posture very seriously. The base issue is something extremely important to me.”
He added, “I’m going to do anything and everything within my power, and use all tools at my disposal” to get Ellsworth off the base closure list.
Posted by Max at June 10, 2005 12:36 AM
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Surprising to see Thune standing up to Bush. That's more than Chafee does.
Posted by: Nathaniel at June 10, 2005 01:00 AM
Well, Thune's fat is really on the fire...his campaign was built on the promise that a Republican would be far more successful bringing home pork for S.D. and protecting its interests.
So as soon as he gets elected, look what happens! They're about to close a major employer in his state. Oops. Guess he doesn't quite have the president's ear after all, does he?
Posted by: Johnny Gentle (famous crooner) at June 10, 2005 07:56 PM