Rove predicts Bolton passes Senate

Karl Rove predicts that John Bolton will get through the Senate.

I certainly hope so. I really like Bolton – he’s a rare diplomat who’s willing to go on record about the faults of the U.N., and to hold the U.N. responsible for its corruption and incompetence. And I don't care if he spoke sternly with his hands on his hips to some analyst years ago.

I hope Rove’s prediction doesn’t go down in history with Terry McAuliffe’s “Jeb is gone.” Is this tactical posturing or does he really know what he’s talking about?

I wonder how Senators Mondale and Carnahan will vote on the Bolton nomination.


HT: Polipundit.

UPDATE: Maybe this is why Rove is confident. Melody Townsel, the woman who accused Bolton of angrily chasing her around a Russian hotel, is both a rabid anti-Bush partisan and a plagiarist. She could have been a Dan Rather source!