refused to provide information about his mishandling of N.S.A documents and his questionable assessment of Syria's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs.

"This is about partisan politics, not documents," White House spokesperson Scott McClellan said at the time. "They have the information they need."

After Bolton was forced to resign as ambassador, Graham opined that the Democrats' filibuster "unfairly undermines President Bush's prerogative to appoint his own people to his team."