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Gee, I wasn't initially keen on hagel, maybe I should reconsider still_one Dec 2012 #1
yep, i'm on board now too Enrique Dec 2012 #3
exactly still_one Dec 2012 #4
Add me to that chorus. Chan790 Dec 2012 #18
Well, that itself makes him a good choice. Mass Dec 2012 #2
Any cabinet member is going to carry out the administration's views frazzled Dec 2012 #5
Raining on the parade... truebluegreen Dec 2012 #11
I don't "apologize" for President Obama.. Cha Dec 2012 #31
I'd prefer an actual Democrat. nt truebluegreen Dec 2012 #33
The difference is who is in the inner circle when the decisions are made karynnj Dec 2012 #21
Less hawkish than whom? frazzled Dec 2012 #24
Yes, but you don't intentionally pick someone who isn't on board with your agenda Hippo_Tron Dec 2012 #22
They Make Him Sound Like A Swell Fella for the Job, Sir The Magistrate Dec 2012 #6
Sounds like the right choice to me. One of the 99 Dec 2012 #7
Makes me like Hagel even more. Arkana Dec 2012 #8
If the sequestration defense cuts are likely to have "dire consequences" for our military Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2012 #9
'Cause they thought they could break that agreement. sofa king Dec 2012 #17
that's pretty much what I was thinking too Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2012 #19
Because, to some extent, this crop of Republicans agrees with defense cuts Hippo_Tron Dec 2012 #23
Hmmm.... truebluegreen Dec 2012 #10
Makes me like him even more.. truebrit71 Dec 2012 #12
The real problem is he is not sufficiently pro-Israel, imo. yellowcanine Dec 2012 #13
Hagel is perfect, a breath of fresh air in the stolid quarters of our national defense. nt bemildred Dec 2012 #14
Okay, I'm sold. Iggo Dec 2012 #15
Sounds like a great choice to me, veneer or no veneer. Pisces Dec 2012 #16
Unbelievable - Hagel was a conservative Republican, though sane on foreign policy. karynnj Dec 2012 #20
If the neocon liars at the Whoreshington Post hate Hagel... Joe Bacon Dec 2012 #25
hagel will do what obama tells him to do madrchsod Dec 2012 #26
another weak on defense - soft on Iran - peace, love and flower power 60's space cadet Douglas Carpenter Dec 2012 #27
WaPo editorial board is pretty conservative MBS Dec 2012 #28
one excellent commnt from the comment section of the Washington Post Douglas Carpenter Dec 2012 #29
OUCH! Cha Dec 2012 #32
yup . Well said n/t MBS Dec 2012 #34
What was Islamophobic about the piece? Behind the Aegis Dec 2012 #36
Why would anyone want to appoint a Republican? Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2012 #30
It depends what positions the people are in currently davidpdx Dec 2012 #35
Hagel seems just about right to me magical thyme Dec 2012 #37
Especially if the John Boltons of the world are against him xxxsdesdexxx Dec 2012 #38
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