Time to Unseat Lincoln Chafee

Lincoln Chafee, a supposed Republican Senator, could be the key vote to derail John Bolton. According to Chafee's spokesman, Stephen Hourahan, the senator is "much less likely" to support Bolton after a wild and uncorroborated claim that Bolton "harrassed" a government contractor on a business matter in 1994. (By the way, this government contractor is a self-described liberal who was a founder of the Dallas chapter of Mothers Opposing Bush.)

Are you kidding me?!? "Harrassed" 10 years ago on a business matter? So now it apparently takes a single objection, true or false, from a former partisan acquaintance to derail any political or judicial nominee. This is character assassination at its worst - and the Dems might get away with it.

If Lincoln Chafee votes against Bolton's confirmation, I am officially supporting his Democratic opponent next election. I don't care if it's Patches Kennedy or Tom Daschle. The GOP is not in a situation where it is going to lose the Senate, so as far as I'm concerned, having Chafee on any Senate committee gives the Democrats an advantage - Chafee needs to lose.