Chuck Hagel

[ms maggie]

Why don't you fillibuster yourself into the kitchen and make your husband a nice sandwich so he can watch the game with a bit or peace and a nice meal ?

He's in Africa so guessing he'll have to find something to eat on his own. He's pretty self sufficient so no worries. Why don't you find a female companion of any sort?

[Jeebus]

And of course, the Left places no blame on the majority leader, Liar Reid.

[kudzu]

He's in Africa so guessing he'll have to find something to eat on his own. He's pretty self sufficient so no worries. Why don't you find a female companion of any sort?

Self-sufficiency includes sampling the local African trim ?

I did find a female companion, btw.

[ms maggie]

Self-sufficiency includes sampling the local African trim ?

I did find a female companion, btw.

Well maybe one who knows to handle her business right. Sorta help you take the edge off if you get my drift. You seem sadly antagonistic toward the fairer sex. Guessing no Valentine treats, huh? Oh well.

[kudzu]

Well maybe one who knows to handle her business right. Sorta help you take the edge off if you get my drift. You seem sadly antagonistic toward the fairer sex. Guessing no Valentine treats, huh? Oh well.

I like that. You're getting better at taking one on the chin and giving it right back without seeming like a whiny little beeatch.

Hope to see more of this from you in the future.

[ms maggie]

I like that. You're getting better at taking one on the chin and giving it right back without seeming like a whiny little beeatch.

Hope to see more of this from you in the future.

Be still my heart.

[soulflower]

Still waiting on Obama to answer a few questions concerning Benghazi. All we hear is the sound of silence.

McCain says he's satisfied. Hagel will be confirmed after the Senate returns from their break:

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said Thursday that the White House's response to his and other Republican senators' questions on the September attack in Benghazi, Libya was satisfactory. The senior Arizona senator said he is now ready to find a way to end the filibuster that is holding up the confirmation vote for defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel, CNN reported.

"I think it was an adequate response, yes," McCain said. "We are working on and having negotiations now trying to smooth this thing out and get it done."

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.co...ponse-ready-to

[kudzu]

Be still my heart.

If I thought you were entirely useless, I wouldn't engage you in an extended conversation.

You have something to offer, Inasmuch as a tired old bat can.

[soulflower]

And of course, the Left places no blame on the majority leader, Liar Reid.

I blame Reid for not following through on Filibuster Reform

[Spot72]

What's amazing is this: the Constitution envisions a tripartite government, with co-equal Legislative, and Executive and a Judicial branches. By filibustering Hagel's nomination, the GOP is upsetting that balance, allowing a minority of the Senate to dictate to the Executive branch how it may constitute itself. This is un-precedented for a very good reason. It makes the Legislative branch a hostage to non-constitutional parliamentary rules of a separate branch of government.

And what is the sin that Hagel committed that have Republicans up in arms? Disparagement of the pro-Israel lobby? Not really. Opposition to the surge in Iraq? Well he supported the initial incursion and admitted that it was a mistake. (Something that night McCain nor Graham will admit to.) No, it was Hagel's support of President Obama over McCain in 2008. This is why the Republicans can't abide him. But then again the President Obama nominees the Republicans actually like are few and far between simply because it was Obama who nominated them. And now we have to wait until Jan of 2015 to get real filibuster reform but if the Republicans keep playing these games we will certainly get that reform.

[flyboy56]

Hagel nomination hearing pushed back another week. The longer the delay the less chance Hagel has of being nominated. More questions need to be answered surrounding Hagel's foreign dealings and the WH has questions yet to be answered surrounding Benghazi.

[RIKMAN]

Hagel nomination hearing pushed back another week. The longer the delay the less chance Hagel has of being nominated. More questions need to be answered surrounding Hagel's foreign dealings and the WH has questions yet to be answered surrounding Benghazi.

Most nominees would bail out at this point. Let's see what he does.

[flyboy56]

Most nominees would bail out at this point. Let's see what he does.

Rice learned she would be a political liability for Obama and bailed.

[soulflower]

Most nominees would bail out at this point. Let's see what he does.

Most nominees aren't Vietnam combat vets...

[Jeebus]

Most nominees aren't on Hamas payroll...

[RIKMAN]

Most nominees aren't Vietnam combat vets...

Irrelevant...most Secretaries of Defense have fought in some combat or otherwise served in the military.

I still think he gets through but I'd be shocked if he stays long. He'll get nothing and even Dems will turn on him.

[soulflower]

Most nominees aren't on Hamas payroll...

Prove it

[Jeebus]

Prove it

They've been trying to, Hagel won't answer the questions, he's hiding it. Hence the delay.

[soulflower]

They've been trying to, Hagel won't answer the questions, he's hiding it. Hence the delay.

You're a real piece of work. Either you're really dumb or naive. I can't figure it out.

Even McCain admits that the slow walking is political payback over Hagel publicly dissing Bush

[Creekman]

They've been trying to, Hagel won't answer the questions, he's hiding it. Hence the delay.

http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/...nti-hagelians/

Read it and see if you can spin that into a Hagel won't answer questions.