Obama to pick Chuck Hagel for Pentagon
Politico President Barack Obama has settled on Chuck Hagel, a Republican and former U.S. senator from Nebraska, to succeed Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, with an announcement expected Monday,...
View ArticleFLASHBACK: GOP Senators Praised Chuck Hagel’s Statesmanship, Foreign Policy...
Oh, the hypocrisy… TPMDC As Republicans plan their opposition strategy on Chuck Hagel’s anticipated nomination as the next secretary of defense, Democrats are digging up and circulating examples of...
View ArticleJohn McCain and Chuck Hagel were once BFFs. What happened?
John McCain and Chuck Hagel, best friends no longer. We’re talking about John McCain here, so anything could have happened to set him off… The Washington Post – Chris Cillizza When Chuck Hagel sits...
View ArticleMonday Blog Roundup 1-29-2013
Goodbye, Liz! Tina Fey’s iconic ‘30 Rock’ sings its swan song. Hagel vs. The Secret Money The New York Times takes a look at the secret money campaign against Chuck Hagel and.. Barack and Hillary’s...
View ArticleSenate Armed Services Committee approves Hagel 14 to 11
Well, that was somewhat of a squeaker for Chuck Hagel, but he made it… The Washington Post Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee backed former senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska to lead the...
View ArticleThe costs of the GOP’s Chuck Hagel filibuster
Republican senators contend that blocking Hagel’s confirmation isn’t purely political. Chuck Hagel will eventually be nominated. After all, does the Republican Party want to show the world just how...
View ArticleMcCain Admits Republicans Put Grudges Ahead of National Security in Hagel...
PoliticusUSA Republicans have offered up a litany of excuses for filibustering former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel’s appointment as Defense Secretary, and none of them make a lot of sense. But the...
View ArticleWhy Americans hate Congress
The Week Congress justified its absurdly low approval rating this week as Senate Republicans blocked the nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary. Hagel, who is perfectly...
View ArticleThe GOP’s stupid chain: From GOP staffer, to Breitbart, to Rand Paul
Screenshot of Breitbart story on Hagel’s supposed ties to fictional Hamas group. No words… Daily Kos Posted 2-20-2003 As we found out earlier today, the GOP belief that Chuck Hagel had been on the...
View ArticleChuck Hagel Confirmed By Senate As Obama’s Secretary Of Defense
Next… Now on to the next manufactured crisis…oh, that would be the sequester fiasco. Huffington Post The U.S. Senate confirmed former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) as President Barack Obama’s next...
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