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Home Front: Politix
Containing the Hagel Disaster
2013-02-05
Defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel’s reputation fared nearly as badly on the Sunday shows as it did in his confirmation hearing. Obama administration representatives gave a perfunctory thumbs up to his nomination but refused to declare his hearing a success... A truly responsible nominee would understand how badly he let down the president and would relieve him of the obligation to go forward with an unqualified nominee. I suspect, however, that Hagel– whose massive ego would not permit him to admit error on the Iraq surge, his past opposition to unilateral sanctions or anything else – will have to be pushed off the stage or defeated. He isn’t going gracefully.

Despite being humiliated by Hagel (Schumer looks downright silly for having accepted private assurances from the inept nominee), Schumer and other liberal Democrats will line up behind Hagel.
Posted by:lord garth

#7  Then again, maybe a 'Defense version' of Joe Biden is exactly what the President (and his claque) wants.
Posted by: Pappy   2013-02-05 17:47  

#6  Wonder how much the White House will have to shell out to get Hagel voted down?
Posted by: Pappy   2013-02-05 12:46  

#5  I stand corrected - He's a member of the Beltway Party.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-02-05 09:09  

#4  He's still a Donk
Technically, he's actually a Trunk.
Posted by: Glenmore   2013-02-05 08:58  

#3  He's still a Donk, which means he'll get confirmed by the Senate. For them, it's about power, the rest is just show and dressing for the game. Oh, and something to bludgeon their enemies opponents with - one set of rules for me, another set of rules for thee.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-02-05 08:32  

#2  I called this one wrongly. Poor Chuck is a witless dullard of the Maxine Waters genre.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-02-05 02:23  

#1  I still hold that this may be the only opportunity for a long time for a US POTUS Admin or US Govt. to have African-Americans or other Minorities in top-tier positions, espec as per the Executive Branch.

Iff Hagel doesn't make it, the Bammer can still pick from qualified African-Americans or other non-White Minority - "MIXED" MINORITY ADMIN???

Lest we fergit, US CENSUS = WHITE AMERICANS ARE NOT BE THE MAJORITY ANY LONGER IN AMERICA BY CIRCA 2043.

Condi or Tess Rice, Colin Powell, ....FNG???

And there's 2017.

'Tis 30 yarns from 2013, 26 yarns-n-less iff he acts now.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-02-05 00:12  

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