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Report1212

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8. Gates also resisted cuts

Reply to TwilightGardener (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 7, 2013, 11:44 AM

Jan 2013

Hagel might be different.

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Chuck Hagel in 2011: The Pentagon budget is BLOATED, it must be pared down [View all] Report1212 Jan 2013 OP

Hagel is starting to look like a good choice, would like to hear dems reasons for not voting for him uponit7771 Jan 2013 #1

I don't think any Dem Senators have said they wouldn't vote for him Report1212 Jan 2013 #3

Forget IPAC or some comment about a gay ambassador ... earthside Jan 2013 #2

replace gay with black, or Jewish, or Hispanic, or Muslim dsc Jan 2013 #4

People evolve over time Report1212 Jan 2013 #17

again if he had done that to a Jewish Ambassador dsc Jan 2013 #18

Are you even watching the news about Hagel? Report1212 Jan 2013 #19

the anti semite charges are ridiculous dsc Jan 2013 #20

It's true society has been less accepting of LGBT than other groups in recent history Report1212 Jan 2013 #21

Barack Obama 2008 Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2013 #5

It is bloated. We could cut the living shit out of that budget with zero impact on operational MADem Jan 2013 #6

Panetta, I think, knew he was a placeholder and wasn't about to TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #7

Gates also resisted cuts Report1212 Jan 2013 #8

I don't blame Gates, though, he really did have a lot on his plate. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #9

Also a Bush appointee originally remember nt Report1212 Jan 2013 #11

He was in a difficult spot. He has a HUGE--and I mean VAST/AMAZING/INCREDIBLE--amount of MADem Jan 2013 #16

He repeatedly voted in favor of bloated Pentagon budgets. Why can't Obama find a Democrat? AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #10

It's This Statement Coupled with His Iraq Sentiments That is Driving Much of the Dissent Indykatie Jan 2013 #12

+ they don't think he wants to go to war with Iran Report1212 Jan 2013 #13

as long as they don't cut pay, benefits and retirement WooWooWoo Jan 2013 #14

Two easy ways to cut defense spending NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #15

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