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Chuck Hagel blocked: Harry Reid
says he doesn’t have the votes
Politico, by Tim Mak & Manu Raju
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Original Article
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Posted By:StormCnter, 2/14/2013 2:26:36 PM
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| Chuck Hagel’s path to the Pentagon struck another major roadblock on Thursday when Senate Republicans kept up their threat to filibuster, throwing the nomination into limbo as Congress prepared to quit town for a weeklong recess. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on the Senate floor that Republicans were blocking Hagel over their demands that he and the White House give more information about Hagel’s background and the Sept. 11 Benghazi attacks. Angry Democrats slammed that move, contending Hagel has cleared every bar on his financial disclosures and that he has nothing to do with Benghazi –
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Comments:
Thank you, Senate Republicans.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
scurfie, 2/14/2013 2:28:14 PM (No. 9176474)
Finally, some good news from Washington DC.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Coy860, 2/14/2013 2:36:22 PM (No. 9176504)
Can you hear me now, Obama and Reid?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
King of all trolls, 2/14/2013 2:40:17 PM (No. 9176512)
Victory!!! Now, let´s pass that Rubio-Schumer amnesty bill...
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Rob_NC, 2/14/2013 2:59:42 PM (No. 9176548)
...sad thing the next choice will even smell worse...DC has such a smell of a open cesspool...
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
SheikYerBooty, 2/14/2013 3:04:56 PM (No. 9176561)
Megan McCain for Secretary of Defense.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Charactercounts, 2/14/2013 3:05:14 PM (No. 9176562)
Some good news from Washington, for a change.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Malia2012, 2/14/2013 3:07:08 PM (No. 9176568)
What OP said! Finally something to celebrate Congress for! Yay!!
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Reality, 2/14/2013 3:11:17 PM (No. 9176576)
Harry says it is un american and does not demon strate concern for the military to filabuster an unjqualified Mr Hagel
I thkink the opposite is true, it is very patriotic to insist that Sec Def be qualified. What 0blamer and the "unified " democrat senators are doing , shows utter distain and lack of support for our men and women in uniform.
On can only hope that at least ten of them have enough integrity to tell Soros, Val and 0lamer that they need to get real.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
snowoutlaw, 2/14/2013 3:15:27 PM (No. 9176586)
Not to worry he will get there without Congress because Congress is going on a weeklong recess. Are they that stupid?
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
rtwngprof, 2/14/2013 3:23:47 PM (No. 9176602)
Confirmations of presidential appointees should NOT be blocked by filibuster. The Constitution specifies that "advice and consent" is by a simple majority of the Senate. Senate rules of filibuster should not be able to trump the Constitution, I don´t care which party is doing it.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
StormCnter, 2/14/2013 3:27:35 PM (No. 9176608)
I don´t believe cabinet level can be done with recess appointments, #9.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
JAN, 2/14/2013 3:29:23 PM (No. 9176614)
McCain is going to allow Hagel nomination to succeed. Wait ten days ane hope we forget?
Call McCain´s office and let him know what you think of his betrayal.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
King of all trolls, 2/14/2013 3:29:25 PM (No. 9176615)
#10, don´t let the Constitution get in the way of a party!
Btw, I´m sure the stupid party is too stupid to know they´ve just fallen into a trap. By filibustering Hagel they´re going to be easily painted as obstructionist. I doubt Barry wanted Hagel anyway. He was probably just looking to pour gasoline on the GOP Civil War. Now the GOP will either have to deal on amnesty, gun grabbing, carbon taxes, voter reform, or they´re going to be swept out of office in 2014. This Hagel business is the definition of pyritic victory.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
horacer, 2/14/2013 3:37:46 PM (No. 9176634)
From reading the article it appears Reid only needs 2 Republicans to invoke cloture. Murkowski and Blunt look like toss ups. Wave a few dollars at Lisa and she´s yours.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
nigella, 2/14/2013 3:43:25 PM (No. 9176647)
Not so fast.....Don´t count on it...
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
whyyeseyec, 2/14/2013 3:47:25 PM (No. 9176658)
Which only means Obama will have to bribe a few more republicans to secure the votes for next week - unless Hagel withdraws his name.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
vhs68, 2/14/2013 3:48:53 PM (No. 9176660)
The Repubs are wasteing capital here. They need to let this go and focus on stopping Brennan at CIA. That guy is a total sleeze ball & dangerous for the U.S. Hagel is just stupid!!
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Ida Lou Pino, 2/14/2013 3:52:38 PM (No. 9176667)
Oh, no! Oh, no!
We´re finished as a viable nation without Chuckles´ military leadership!
No, wait - - Zippy is still Commander-In-Chief! Whew! For a minute there I was really worried.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
leftcoastmom, 2/14/2013 4:02:15 PM (No. 9176688)
YAY! I guess getting on McCain´s bad side is bad!
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
KTWO, 2/14/2013 4:21:56 PM (No. 9176720)
We need another word instead of "recess".
The recent NLRB case was about deciding when Congress is in Recess. And it was decided against Obama but will be appealed to the Supreme Court.
Will Congress be in recess next week? Or will it merely be adjourned?
Hagel will eventually be confirmed. The Republicans will not hold together to stop the filibuster. I don´t like the rule anyway but until it is changed it should be used.
Do you really think any Democrat wouldn´t use it when needed?
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Ida Lil, 2/14/2013 4:30:44 PM (No. 9176732)
Paneta can´t remain a bit longer because his mind and heart isn´t in DC it´s at home--- Well isn´t that precious. Where was it when he didn´t make a move to extract our people in Benghazi?
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
pickle1, 2/14/2013 4:34:46 PM (No. 9176747)
Is he the one that is a Muslim?
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
jalo1951, 2/14/2013 4:38:05 PM (No. 9176758)
Is it just me or does it always seems that if moochelle and president skeeter aren´t on vacation congress is? Anyway, good news for a change.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
TXknitter, 2/14/2013 5:42:22 PM (No. 9176835)
#17, our country is in the hands of a tyrant. The Republican "leaders" (and I use that term loosely) have let far too many things "go" the last four years! As far as wringing hands over Pubbies being "painted as obstructionists," #13, THAT trap has only ever worked because the cowards allow it. It´s time to fight and I am just proud and excited for this victory. I give our Senate Pubbies kudos! I know all of us active in Christians United for Israel have been calling, writing, and most of all praying!
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
capt scurvey, 2/14/2013 7:18:37 PM (No. 9176996)
Maybe I´m just a cynic, but whoever Zippy plugs into the slot, it´s still him calling the shots. This just seems like a little grandstanding to make people think that the republicans actually do oppose the democrats...
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
stablemoney, 2/14/2013 8:06:59 PM (No. 9177093)
Any senator that votes to confirm Hagel is a traitor to this country.
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