The GOP just makes everything so difficult and painful because they hope we will give in to them. They are like the 3 year old who throws a temper tantrum to get his way. Only that is an insult to 3 year olds because they don't know any better and hopefully they learn better ways of behaving. The ones who don't grow up to be Republicans.

I hope the Democrats and the administration call their bluff every time they pull this nonsense.

The Republican party has stooped to a new low. Hagel is ten times the man McCain is and yet that buffoon his holding up his confirmation? It's disgraceful!

Could you imagine what they would be doing if Obama put a democrat in that position?

They are like the 3 year old who throws a temper tantrum to get his way.

And this is their theme song:

A Hunting we will go; A hunting we will go; Heigh-ho the derry-o; a hunting we will go.

How much have we spent on this Hagel confirmation - $100M thus far?

. . . and they probably wouldn't bother to read what he produced, just like they didn't go to the Benghazi hearings, then whined & carried on about not having enough information.

I never thought I'd say this, so soon after an election, but I can hardly wait for 2014 . . . and NC is 'all red," now in our state gov, and they are dragging us back to the 15th century here. NC was a fairly progressive state (once we got rid of Jesse Helms) before the 2010 midterms - we CANNOT make that mistake again: thinking the midterms don't matter!

BatCrapCrazy indeed.

FORWARD - 2014!

You think the timing is coincidental that BHO is visiting Israel so proximal to the "almost" vote on Hagel??? Why would the King descend from his throne at this time??????????????????

There is always something else going on...

Jaysus! You'd think the man was running for president! Come on, Republicans, get this done so you guys can move forward in your phucking up the country!

"the King"? Huh? I don't know what country you think you are in, but here in the good old US of A, we have a president. What's with Conservatives that they don't even know that? How can we take anything you say seriously when you don't even know that simple little item?

You guys are hilarious! Hagel completely bombed his confirmation hearing so that he even lost Democrat support, but you want to back the idiot who doesn't even know the definition of containment.

Remember, it was one Obama staffer who described Hagel’s testimony on Iran as “somewhere between baffling and incomprehensible.”

Once again the fisting deadhead rears it's ugly head to post nonsense about yet another subject she has no clue of. Hagel is a lying appeaser unfit to be our Secretary of Defense. Just as our current one; who is busy lying his old fat ass off in front of Congress today. He made the bold statement that Obama had nothing to do with the decisions made about Benghazi.

I understand it's a lie to cover for the most corrupt and incompetent man we have ever had the poor misforetune to call President, but to tell the whole world he is so incompetent he couldn't even be reached to ask directions during an attack on our consulate while you think you're covering for him is PRICELESS.

AlaskaGirl - I stand by it:

There is always something else going on...

Nothing has changed with BHO's presidency vs. past presidents - NOTHING! Back door meetings & much out of the ordinary foreign visits with impeccable timing... Why did BHO choose now, in his 5th year as president, to visit Israel? Doesn't your inquisitive mind even question this? Doesn't logic give you pause to think, "hey, I wonder why he timed his visit for now, at this point in his 5th year"?

The Israelis KNOW where Hagel's mind is... You ever heard the expression 'you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube'?

Q22

You guys are hilarious! Hagel completely bombed his confirmation hearing so that he even lost Democrat support, but you want to back the idiot who doesn't even know the definition of containment.

Remember, it was one Obama staffer who described Hagel’s testimony on Iran as “somewhere between baffling and incomprehensible.”

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......and yet there is nothing in the news that says he will not be the next Secretary of Defense...so with that said, it appears that the 'dog n pony' the Senate put on is just that, 'dog n pony'.

Let's see...he's in position to be confirmed as the next SecDef and you are quoting news clippings that say what a Staffer said...something tells me that the gleeful nature in which you declare Democrat support has fled Senator Hagel won't quite bare itself out once the votes are tallied.

Chuck Hagel is a decent man who served his country with honor. He doesn't tow any party line which is precisely why I like him.

Well, ConcernedOne, why don't you write President Obama a letter and ask him? If you are so concerned and filled with all your conspiracy theories........BTW, what's up with you guys and all your conspiracy theories anyway? Is that just typical of your types? Everything THIS president is or has done is all part of some conspiracy in your eyes. You and others like you are completely hysterical(and not in the haha sense of the word).

I agree, Lisa. I have watched two interviews with him now, neither of which were on MSNBC(for all the hysterical conspiracy theorists), and I find him to be down to earth and he sounds like he knows what he's talking about. I like the fact that he sees things through the eyes of real soldiers, the ones that are serving and dying for our country. I think the Conservatives don't like him because they are afraid he will keep us out of war and their war profiteering will drop off.

concernedone

AlaskaGirl - I stand by it:

There is always something else going on...

Nothing has changed with BHO's presidency vs. past presidents - NOTHING! Back door meetings & much out of the ordinary foreign visits with impeccable timing... Why did BHO choose now, in his 5th year as president, to visit Israel? Doesn't your inquisitive mind even question this? Doesn't logic give you pause to think, "hey, I wonder why he timed his visit for now, at this point in his 5th year"?

The Israelis KNOW where Hagel's mind is... You ever heard the expression 'you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube'?

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So, you know that the Israelis know where Senator Hagel's mind is..but you don't know where President Obama's mind is? Yes, my 'logic gives me pause' and I conclude that you should move to Israel where you've already shown an ability to mind-meld with the entire Country.

Allen - Nah... I'll stay right here when I can question and challenge, irrespective of the "D" or "R" behind your name.

Politics are politics. Hope and CHANGE - HA! Same old - same old. Only difference is the outcry switches sides when their party is in control. The more we CHANGE, the more we remain the same... The more people think they are better than the next person, the more they prove they are the same... For every action, there is an equal & opposite reaction - learned that in high school physics.

Say Allen, any idea why the DNC challenged the Israeli's just before the election regarding their back-door attempts to get Romney elected? Has your inquiring mind gone down that road? Why would the Israeli leadership choose Romney over BHO?

concernedone

Say Allen, any idea why the DNC challenged the Israeli's just before the election regarding their back-door attempts to get Romney elected? Has your inquiring mind gone down that road? Why would the Israeli leadership choose Romney over BHO?

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I guess to put it simply, why should/would who the Israeli leadership allegedly choose matter? Unless the Israeli leadership has some type of dual citizenship thing going on, how do you know they "choose" Romney...because he said so?

I mean heck, Prime Minister Cameron didn't seemed that wowed by Gov Romney...why does your inquisitive mind not pause to ask why would the Prime Minister of England prefer President Obama over Gov. Romney?

Concernedone: You do know that Bibi is a Conservative? Kinda stands to reason that he might go for a Repub over a Dem in the U.S. Or, could be he (Bibi) thought that Romney would be willing to unleash hell on some country's ass just because Bibi had his feelings hurt, whereas our president is not a war monger.

They need to know more about his financials.... Of all the unmitigated gall!!!!!

Let me get this straight.... Their own parties Presidential candidate doesn't have to show actual tax returns, just some long awaited hokum by percentages spread over years to gloss over probable fines and penalties paid for absolutely willful malfeasance. A method of chicanery that gives fines and penalties the power to actually make his "publicized annual tax rate" look better...

Aaaand... They're by golly gonna make sure Hagel's on the up & up because they exist to do the work of and to adhere to their oaths to do the will of the pipple!!!!

If they weren't so blatantly moronic they would be funny.

I think they have the majority (that VAST one) of the American people mistaken for stupid... Maybe if they spent less time with their dwindling constitchencies and Corporate keepers they wouldn't be fooled so easily into thinking they're getting away with it.

TO: AlaskaGirl-759554 who wrote:

"Concernedone: You do know that Bibi is a Conservative? Kinda stands to reason that he might go for a Repub over a Dem in the U.S. Or, could it be (Bibi) thought that Romney would be willing to unleash hell on some country's ass just because Bibi had his feelings hurt, whereas our president is not a warmonger."

Boy did you hit that on the head.

Oh, how the Democrats and liberal media demanded to see every receipt Romney ever got!

But now suddenly they're surprised that Senate Republicans want to know how much money Chucky got from foreign governments, foreign organizations, and basically just some idea of who he's been working for over the last five years!!!

So I'll tell you who Chuck Hagel got money from:

Chuck Hagel received money from the Iran Lobby, which works to fight sanctions against Iran.

Chuck Hagel received money from an organization called 'Friends of Hamas'.

Chuck Hagel received money from Lebanese groups.

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Oh, and what has Chuck Hagel been saying over the last few years? Surprise, surprise:

Chuck Hagel voted against, spoke and wrote in his book against sanctions on Iran!

Chuck Hagel called to recognize and engage with Hamas!

Chuck Hagel defended Hezbollah, and attacked Israel's war against Hezbollah's cross-border terror!

Chuck Hagel called America the "world's bully" on Al Jazeera!

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Chuck Hagel is the wrong man for the job! Chuck Hagel would hurt America's security!

It is every senator's duty to stop Chuck Hagel from ever becoming secretary of defense!

I'm not even a Republican but can see this moron is unfit to be SoD.

Poor liberal drones can't think objectively or on their own. They just do what Obama says.

Obama selected Hagel. Hagel must be qualified. Cannot think on my own. Must follow my beloved leader.

Even many democrats have reservations about this idiot. But sure... it's a Republican witch hunt.

Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL....."ENOUGH! If these right wing clowns TRUE AMERICANS (Republicans) spent 1/4 of their time legislating rather than obstructing did not counter and suppress the Progressive agenda, imagine where we might be today..."

For ONCE, I will have to agree with you FLYeisty.....

If the Republicans failed to REIGN IN the Progressives, the United States would be IN TOTAL DEVASTATION because of the Progressive agenda.

Time for you to move back to Wisconsin.

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Back to the article: Hagel is just keeping up with this Administration's policies in order to be Senate confirmed.....release nothing and claim ignorance. Guess he has more important things to do on Sundays.....like Mrs. Clinton.

Quote........During his 2000 presidential run, a New Hampshire voter asked Republican Sen. John McCain who he might choose as secretary of defense.

McCain responded by tossing out the name of a dear old friend and colleague, the very man who would be nominated to that post by a Democrat and frequent McCain target 13 years later.

"There's a lot of people that could do that," he told voters at a January town hall in Nashua, New Hampshire. "One of 'em, I think, isSen. Chuck Hagel.".........http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/31/politics/hagel-mccain........EndQuote

One wonders when Sen. McCain will (publicly) denounce Sarah Palin. Surely he believes she lost him the election in 2008.

With friends like McCain, who needs enemies?

TO: Duqu who wrote:

"Oh, how the Democrats and liberal media demanded to see every receipt Romney ever got!..."

We wanted to see his tax returns, but he refused and lost the election instead.

Allen - Omaha: Considering even that "liberal" paper the Omaha World-Herald thinks Hagel should be confirmed and are mocking the GOP and the ludicrous steps they are taking.

Answer me this "American Girl"; if it turns out that Hagel received money from the governments of Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Iran, will you still support Hagel for secretary of defense?

I think that when it's finally revealed that Chuck Hagel received money from the Iranian Lobby, and from other foreign governments like Saudi Arabia, and groups like "Friends of Hamas", Obama will have to withdraw his nominee, or he will leave the Republican Senators no choice but to filibuster.

God bless the United States of America!

"Politics are politics. Hope and CHANGE - HA! Same old - same old. Only difference is the outcry switches sides when their party is in control. The more we CHANGE, the more we remain the same... The more people think they are better than the next person, the more they prove they are the same... For every action, there is an equal & opposite reaction - learned that in high school physics." Well said concernedone. DC is nothing more,nothing less, than a "Racket". Power and Authority,money and influence rule the motivations and outcomes. Yet in November 2012 the overall rating of DC by "Americans" was in the gutter. Yet the "Americans" Voted most of "them" back in office. Sheep will be Sheep.

Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL "This is a Senate confirmation hearing... NOT... a freakin witch hunt!"

Like when the Democrats obstructed the confirmation of Bork for the Supreme Court?

It's not like both sides don't use this tactic.

The Republicans will lose, and the USA will win, just like in November.

Feisty, the problem is that Hagel is bat @!$%# crazy. But because your boy King Barry nominated him, you line up like a good little minion and stop thinking. Not sure how he got the label "Republican" in the first place. You people think McCain is erratic, maaaan, Hagel is the poster child for erratic. Just what we need as SECDEF. Ahhh, but what would any of you pinkies know about the military, other than what you see on Clown Network News.

Yeah! Why are they asking him questions? He's got all the answers already from his buddie, Obama. If Obama says he's a good guy he MUST be a good guy 'cause Obama doesn't lie about stuff like that. Besides if they don't like Hagle Obama will appoint him anyway using his presidential powers just like he did with lots of other stuff lot... shoved in the face of Americans. Besides if he get mad he might just appoint Hagle as Czar like the 40 or so others on Obama's $hitty list of boot lickers.

el

But we wanted 10 years of Romneys personal info.

NO!

We wanted 10 years of his tax returns just like every other Presidential candidate has released previously.

WADF!

Sounds like you could use a Kleenex...

Gosh Bobby, can you show us where where Congress asked to see 10 years of Romney's Amex Black Card statements.

@ Seeking Sanity, I defy you to say that in McCain's face, all of this "ten times the man McCain is" garbage...you wouldn't, because this is the only venue where you can summon the balls to say something so utterly low about a POW veteran as McCain was, you jerk.

As to everything else being stated on here about how incredibly daft Republicans and conservatives are, because they don't share your particular points of view, you all might seriously consider how very silly and pointless it really is. All of the "Oh look at them, we're so much smarter than they are," makes you look pretty stupid in your own light.

fiesta

Because romney was a crook where hagel is a hero.

Comprehende?

Mark - I would say it to McCain's face with no hesitation. He WAS a great American until he became a pitiful loser who is so bitter he only cares about getting back at the President instead of serving the country. HE and HE alone chose idiot Palin as his running mate.

He has no one but HIMSELF to blame for his poor showing as a Presidential candidate. And, ever since he lost he has become a bitter has been.

And he has knifed Hagle - one of his former friends - because he just can't stand that others want what is best for the country and he doesn't toe the party line or kowtow to McCain and Lindsey!

I have NO problem with saying it to his face. He does himself NO favors by being so bitter and small.

Got it????

Hi Feisty, Thanks for sticking up for me last night. I appreciate it. It kind of sad that people have to resort to insults to try and silence any one that doesn't agree with their point of view. Have a great day.

I'm with SS! I would have no problem whatsoever telling McCain to his face what I thought of him. That goes for some of the others as well. McCain is insane.

because this is the only venue where you can summon the balls to say something so utterly low about a POW veteran as McCain was, you jerk.

Who are YOU kidding!

Johnny Flyboy sung like a canary, I have NO problem saying it to his bloated white face!

Time to stop this hero BS when it comes to Mr. McNasty!

Thanks for sticking up for me last night. I appreciate it.

Anytime Lisa!

I thought you were being unfairly attacked personally.

I am not afraid to ask others to ratchet down the rhetoric, even when they are on my side.

Hi Feisty, I am watching the John Brennen hearings. I hope he is confirmed. He seems like a pretty straight-forward kind of guy.

Not sure where that came from yesterday Lisa but I too thought it was in bad taste.

myvote, Thank you for your support.

Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL

But we wanted 10 years of Romneys personal info.

"NO!

We wanted 10 years of his tax returns just like every other Presidential candidate has released previously.

WADF!

Sounds like you could use a Kleenex..."

Bob had one... operator failure. Why do they fold those thing all complicated like anyway? He was ultimately assisted by his roomie, Neal.

@ lisa
I too found that post to be out in left field.

just the messaging needs a little fine-tuning. All else is well in GOP land.

People should be damn tired of them CONSTANTLY Questioning the Integrity, Intelligence and Professionalism of Individuals and it IS TOTALLY UNWARRANTED

Thanks for pointing that our Talking Points!

Keep in mind this is how they treat one of their OWN! lol

Nice try Feisty, however you are refering to semantics not ideaology! Hagel is no more a Conservative than is Chris Christie, they are simply Republicans! The terms Republican and Democrat are no more definative today than are the terms Whigg or Tory!" A Rose by any other name"

Yes Talking , we are aware that the Progressive ideaology is Pass it to know what's in it and appoint them and hope they will be efficient! Conservatives require a little more proactive involvement and accountability!

OMG, tedcrawford, you are one delusional individual.

Asking questions is only crazy to extreme leftists who think Obama's every whim should receive a rubber stamp. Chuck Hagel has made some very interesting statements in the past and he does not seem inclined to explain what he meant .... not exactly a concept of a "transparency" by an appointee.

You libs get your panties in a royal wad every time Congress seeks to exercise "due diligence" and ask questions as they are empowered to do .... and many of us WANT them to do !! Grow up !!!

Jim: Do you remember, when Libya was liberated, Senator Graham, wanted to go in and rebuild the country before Qaddafi was even buried. Now he is worried about something a war hero said years ago, that has been answered adequately. don't you think it was a little premature for him to be thinking about rebuilding a country, that we wasn't even sure was the enemy or not? It makes me wonder if he is the right one to be asking questions in the first place.

Going into Libya was a mistake from day one and it cost U.S. taxpayers about $1 billion in Cruise missiles ! Obama made the decision without Congressional approval which was directly opposite of one of his speeches a few years before.

Your ridiculous assumption the question was "answered adequately" is asinine ... Hagel has repeatedly dodged direct answers to direct questions whenever convenient for him to do so.

Nimmyjumbers said:

"You libs get your panties in a royal wad every time Congress seeks to exercise "due diligence" and ask questions as they are empowered to do..."

Jimmy... Just a word on nomenclature... A "royal wad" is five wads in the same suit...

Synonym: Republican Congressional Panel.

Jim: Going into Libya was a mistake? Not to mention the around two hundred Americans that was killed on the Pan Am flight. That sounds like a good reason to me!

So, a many-years delayed "revenge" motive is your justification ?

Let us be honest .... after the Pan Am deaths, the U.S. later destroyed some sites in Libya thought to be producing munitions or chemical weapons. After that, Moammar Khaddafi changed tunes significantly and decided NOT to antagonize the U.S. any longer. Therefore, Moammar was no longer a threat to our National Security.

Some said the U.S. bombed an aspirin factory. Perhaps you forgot about the prior "revenge" ... if you want to call it that.

Jim: almost two hundred Americans were killed on that flight! He was still working behind the lines, funding others! When Americans are killed they should never be forgotten, or who killed them for no reason as long as they are still planning to kill others!

Hagle will be approved. Jack Lew may have a bit more trouble. Clearly, he has been hiding money in the Caymans for years. I wonder if he and Rommney use the same banker....?? Anyway, he has been shielding income in the Caymans and therefore (according to Democrat logic) he must be doing something illegal.

Can someone tell me why this guy has offshore secret bank accounts in the Caymans???

Hagel is a moron

Coming from a moron, that is funny.

Dotties Girl: Your crazy, I did listen. Hagel answered the almost silly questions very well! Did you see how inept the questions were? Did you know he was wounded twice on the battle field in Vietnam ? It seems to me like they want to get a yes man in that office, that will do their parties bidding without question! The trouble with that is they lost the election its not their cabinet!

@RedDevPOS, At least she is talking about the subject of the article. You, on the other hand, are being a typical demmie lib resorting to a personal attack.

Hagel needs to answer questions adequately .... he HAS NOT done that ! But then again, he is another Obama appointee and therefore should be rubber-stamped without any accountability .... at least as you "progressives" (LOL !) would have it !

Dottiesgirl - If we want a photo of a moron, we'll look for your photo. YOU with your minimal intelligence, are in no position to call anyone a moron unless you're looking in the mirror. But hey, you're a PERFECT low information Republican. You're kind is all they've got. The intelligent people already left the party!

And, idiot, no one is jumping ship. The 2nd administration of ANY President sees significant changes in their staff. Their jobs are stressful and demanding and it's hard to stay for more than one term. We don't expect an idiot like you to understand stressful and demanding - just think of it as a whole LOT of WORK and LOTS of HOURS EVERY DAY. Maybe that will compute - but I truly doubt it!

Jim: It seems like no one else has a problem with Hagel, only the Republicans, They have a problem and its getting to be a big problem, If they don't fix their own problem of obstructing and holding the country back by 2014, the voters will fix the problem for them!

Re-read the article dale. By the way genius, you DO NOT get to vote for my Senators or my Representatives and they represent us well.

Stupidity SHOULD be obstructed ... and we have yet to determine whether Hagel is suited for the job or not. But then again, you liberals beleive you should approve bills like Obamacare ... without ever reading what it contained.

OH WOW dale, He was wounded twice! If that's the criteria for Secertary of Defense then I'm even more qualified than Hagel! I recieved the Purple with two clusters, therefore I should be the next Secretary of Defense!

GET A CLUE being wounded has absolutely NO bearing on ones qualifications for any position! However publically stated positions on issues DO have a bearing and Hagels render him UNqualified for the position!

tedcrawford - (unqualified for the position) - you're unqualified to make that assessment!

Well, well Seeking I guess I'll have to bow to your obviously superior qualifications!

Just for the record how many years did you serve your Country in Uniform? How many tours of duty did you serve in combat? How many Political Campaigns have you played an active roll in?

I haven't served in our military but that doesn't mean I'm not qualified to judge a blowhard like McCain.

I have played an active part in every political campaign since I was 28 - and the rest is none of your business. Again, you're not qualified to judge Hagel - you didn't serve with him and show clearly you are beyond biased!

Ted Crawford: Even thee Republicans asking the questions agree that he is qualified for the job! Are you serious! YOUR STATEMENT IS SILLY!

Oh Dottie... Can you even hear yourself? Everyone knows Hagels perfectly serviceable answers were drowned out by the humiliating and unintelligent questions... We weren't ALL dropped on our heads as infants so maybe that explains the difficulty you encounter fitting in...

Yeah, but you were dropped on your head !

Hagel's answers were not "perfectly serviceable" .... except to himself to avoid answering a direct question when put on the spot.

Ahh, the frozen brain from the north has launched into yet another personal attack on a conservative poster ! It looks like you and SS have both missed your meds this week ... same old story for you !

It seems Jim, that she is related to her Foul Mouthed Crazy Uncle Joe Biden! Same vocabulary and delusional mindset!

I'm very disappointed the Khamenei rejected those talks. I had hoped the Biden and Ahmadinejad would be the negotiators! With those two dunderheads at each other you could have a prize winning comedy show!

It seems Jim, that she is related to her Foul Mouthed Crazy Uncle Joe Biden

@!$%#in-A.

Gee, so sorry if your virgin eyes can't take it. Maybe you could find a blog where it's all sunshine and unicorns, where everyone is dripping with sugary kind words. I am who I am and I am damn proud, and if you and others don't like, then you can suck it.

B-I-I-A-A-A-T-T-T-T-C-C-C-C-C-C-H-H-H-H-H-H ALLEEERRRRTTTTTTTTTT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nimmyjumbers and teddy... There is nothing quite as funny as a midget tag team that can't even find the ring...

The last time I saw two "men" teaming up to insult a girl they were transvestites.

Nimmyjumbers! That's funny!

Yeah, chick, now that you've said it here, I seem to recall someone else thinking that jimmy is a tranny! I heard he/she is really into RuPaul.

In a Ron Paul rubber mask of course...

Hey its all about protecting the LBGT community. snickers

In a Ron Paul rubber mask of course...

That is how I imagined it, too! LOL

Oh how cute chuckie .... now you are talking about transvestites ! I am glad you finally got to talk about an area where you have direct knowledge, EXPERIENCE and expertise. Then, you and the foul-mouthed frozen brain form a team of your own ! LOL !!!!!

Don't you just love it when the libtards are unable to debate the subject matter, they go from personal attacks, to sexual attacks .... all in a co-ordinated effort to see who can say the nastiest little soundbites !!

Oh my ..... chickie poo and frozen brain .... YOU WIN !!!!!! I could never match your skills on nastiness !!

So, how was he before he went over to the "dark side"? Boy, you people sure are contrary. I suppose had Hagel been appointed by a Republican president(oh the horror) you guys would be pissin all over yourselves saying how wonderful he is. Yeah, you know you would.

After watching is fiasco the only possible conclusion is, he is a buffoon, just like kerry!!!

Ak girl... sooo right!

The fact that Hagel was just fine as a republican until a negro gave him the thumbs-up is all any REAL American needs to remember about the "party" come 2014...

I, for one, don't feel particularly threatened when the GOP holds its own gun to its own head and repeatedly clicks through the chambers.

@ chick

Nice speech there. However, even though I'm not fond at all of this president, the last thing I would post is that he is a neg....damn, I can't even say it.

Nice to see you have no racial bias

Well, Jay, then you are better than alot of others on here who have used the "N" word(no, not negro) when speaking of their president. Chick is just saying it like it is(mostly). Reality can be a bitch. Try going onto the very back pages of comments to see what some people say. There are some pretty disgusting people who wait until the pages load up and then they feel a bit freer saying what they really mean, no holds barred.

Gary K... Typical lobotomatic response from you.

Hey. If iranian president Armond Dinnerjacket likes him....he's my guy too!!!

Hey give the Fisted red head slunt some credit.

She never denies that Feisty, David Walker, Pigotry, and Beverley are all the same poster

and post from the same IP and as soon as she drinks through her/his welfare check

he/she starts boot licking for the party!

Jim, isn't that just their way? You nailed it.

Really!! And have you read any of Obama's college papers?? Really facinating stuff....Oh....wait....not released.....spent millions to keep them out of public......Went to school as a foreign student. Barely passed his classes. Admitted HS was a blur, but got into college anyway. But that all being said....

All Hail Barry!

Steve, it's hard to tell whether your clinically ill or not, but how can you possibly make claims like "Obama spent millions to keep his college papers out of public"?

And if they haven't been released, how can you possibly say "barely passed his classes"?

And he didn't go to school as a foreign student. I'd recommend you go to Snopes or FactCheck.org except that you'd probably find nothing there but a lot of communist propaganda.

In any case, what does any of that have to do with the extraordinary demands being made of Hagel by the extremist wing of the Republican party?

I think Steve was just being a little sarcastic about a man that.

Traveled to a country that was forbidden by U.S. citizens.

Has a Social Security number from a state where he didn't live.

Forgets he is half white.

And has relatives in the country illegally.

As far as his transcripts being sealed....That's his business!

He was a Congressman and he did have the courage to stand

for his believes and vote present 129 times!

And he did put Bush in his place when he said (And this is the quote)

"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can't pay its own bills," Obama said.

"Instead of reducing the deficit, as some people claimed, the fiscal policies of this administration and its allies in Congress will add more than $600 million in debt for each of the next five years," he said, adding,"Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that 'the buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better."

Thanks Kim although facts are facts, most of the liberal brains are unable to process them ( that's why they are liberals ).

Well one position is elected by the public, the other position is appointed ( as pay back for unknown favors ? )

Last I heard he had 57 votes, most of them Dems of course.

stevejc, which birthday are you working on?

Just curious.

Hey genius, this article isn't about Menendez, it's about Hagel. Is that the best you've got?

It's also a Warning to any GOP Senator that gets out of line. Disagree with us and we will do to you what we did to this guy!!!!!

THAT IS HERESY! The King of America is above reproach fool!

The King's men have already decided it is O.K. to kill us so just

be glad your not very high up the list (yet)

What do you do -- just make this stuff up?