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Hagel wouldn't know his own name if he didn't wear a name tag.
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:
Medals are nice and all (except for when Kerry is tossing them over the White House fence, presumably), and it's nice liberals are so fond of them when liberals are wearing them. (No liberal thought McCain's medals qualified him for President over Obama). However, they are for recognition of service and individual valor in the field of battle. If Hagel wants to go out and shoot at the enemy, I'll nominate him for that based on his medals. But that's no what the Sec of Def does.
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