"we aren’t nominating Chuck Hagel to be Israel’s Secretary of Defense, but our own"

[Ken Burch]

15. First of all, Hagel admitted he was wrong to say what he said about Hormel

So he really isn't "anti-gay" anymore(unless we're assuming that you're always anti-gay if you ever said anything anti-gay at any point in your life, even if you recanted that particular opinion publicly).

Two, the Secretary of Defense has little if anything to do with abortion policy(Obama has ordered the DoD to cover abortion funding in the cases the pro-choice movement wanted it covered, so Hagel can't do anything to stop that).

Three...is Hagel REALLY "anti-Israel"? Or is he just saying that Israel shouldn't get special deference. Why isn't it ENOUGH just for the U.S. to support Israel's right to exist-why do we NEED to do anything beyond that? Is it really necessary to choose sides between them and the Palestinians(especially now, since Israel no longer has any claim to moral superiority over the Palestinian side, and is nothing but simply another country in another war)?

The fact is, Israel's survival is assured no matter what. That country doesn't need special deference or special protection. It's covered already.