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BREAKING: Senate Republicans Block Hagel Confirmation....For Now

Viva la Muerte! Wrote: Feb 14, 2013 10:50 PM

Those aren't medals, they're Christmas ornaments. Hagel's only "decorated" because the Pentagon couldn't requisition a Christmas tree.

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BREAKING: Senate Republicans Block Hagel Confirmation....For Now

Senate Republicans have at least temporarily blocked the confirmation of former Sen. Chuck Hagel as the next Secretary of Defense. Democrats' cloture motion to proceed to an up-or-down vote failed 58-40, with one Senator voting "present." Achieving cloture requires 60 votes. Let's be candid: Hagel (a Republican) is unqualified for this job, which is arguably the most important position in a presidential cabinet. He all but admitted as much during his disastrous Senate hearings last month:

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