Legal Insurrection; Ted Cruz’s not “bogus attack” on Hagel "Cruz’s line of inquiry was not “bogus.” Israel went far out of its way to avoid civilian casualties and probably cost itself a military victory because of that, while Hezbollah fired rockets into civilian area for the purpose of hurting civilians. That’s not a “bogus” distinction, it’s the core of Hagel’s misaligned view of the Middle East."
Hot Air; Unspinnable: White House “disappointed” in Hagel’s performance at hearing " If they’re willing to vote for a guy who believes idiocy like this, they’re not going to torpedo him for having a bad day at the microphone:"....
RealClearPolitics; Matthews On Hagel Hearing: "The Boiling Hatred Of The American Right Poured Over" What is it with Chris Matthews?
Democrats Say Hagel Will Be Confirmed "...in fact, the hostile GOP questioning might have made Democrats even more united, or so the White House hopes and believes. And if that's the case, Hagel will have support from a majority of senators. So the question becomes: Do Republicans decide to mount a filibuster against Hagel?"
JustOneMinute posted this:
Hagel’s 7 Worst Moments in Round One " Hagel once called the surge “most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam.” Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) came ready Thursday, bombarding Hagel with a simple, repeated question: Did the Iraq surge work?"
Hot Air; Unspinnable: White House “disappointed” in Hagel’s performance at hearing " If they’re willing to vote for a guy who believes idiocy like this, they’re not going to torpedo him for having a bad day at the microphone:"....
RealClearPolitics; Matthews On Hagel Hearing: "The Boiling Hatred Of The American Right Poured Over" What is it with Chris Matthews?
Democrats Say Hagel Will Be Confirmed "...in fact, the hostile GOP questioning might have made Democrats even more united, or so the White House hopes and believes. And if that's the case, Hagel will have support from a majority of senators. So the question becomes: Do Republicans decide to mount a filibuster against Hagel?"
JustOneMinute posted this:
Hagel’s 7 Worst Moments in Round One " Hagel once called the surge “most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam.” Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) came ready Thursday, bombarding Hagel with a simple, repeated question: Did the Iraq surge work?"
"Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) lambasted Hagel over his 2009 interview with Al Jazeera where he agreed with a description of the United States as the “world’s bully.” "
Blackfive: Chuck Hagel- Wrong for so many reasons
Why do I refer to Blackfive? Because it is a soldier's blog and I want to include their view of liberals and the Obama administration.
"He showed a lack or preparation, a deficit of intellect and made a flailing, failing attempt to change every substantive policy statement he had made in his adult life. He showed he was fundamentally unsuited to be Secretary of Defense, due to a glaring lack of professional competence and holding foolish foreign policy positions. Sadly in this city, that may not be enough from stopping his confirmation."
"Here is an RNC edit of the most pitiful 80 seconds of Hagel..."
Hagel's Senate confirmation hearing shocks supporters "The big question about former Senator Chuck Hagel's nomination as Secretary of Defense used to be the content of views. Now, it is his competence. He embarrassed himself and those who have publicly backed his nomination, in particular Senators Chuck Schumer and Armed Services Committee chairman Carl Levin."
No matter. Hagel will merely be a puppet of Obama and whomever is guiding the president.
John Cornyn ; The Case against Hagel "Whether or not Chuck Hagel is confirmed as our next defense secretary, his nomination has already done serious damage to U.S. credibility on Iran, thereby emboldening the most dangerous regime in the Middle East. To limit the damage, President Obama should choose someone else to lead the Pentagon"
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This was the most embarrassing testimony by any political appointee, ever!
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