Joel B. Pollak

It was not the most sensational gaffe of the day, but the most consequential. Former Sen. Chuck Hagel, under questioning by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) in his confirmation hearing for the post of Secretary of Defense, did not know that

Jennifer Rubin reports that Senate opponents of Chuck Hagel’s candidacy for Secretary of Defense are nearing the magic number of 41 votes necessary to sustain a filibuster to prevent his confirmation.  Democrats seem to be determined to vote for Hagel

The mainstream media hivemind has decided that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) quoted Chuck Hagel’s words out of context in confronting him with past statements about the U.S. and Israel. Dave Weigel of Slate even went so far as to accuse

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is an experienced military lawyer, but asked Hagel two very simple questions about the “Jewish lobby” “Israel lobby”: can you name one Senator that has been “intimidated” (as Hagel had claimed) by them? Can you name one “dumb

The Chuck Hagel confirmation hearings are providing a rare moment of bipartisan consensus among observers, who agree that the Secretary of Defense nominee is blowing it: hagel’s making biden look rhetorically sure-footed — Peter Beinart (@PeterBeinart) January 31, 2013 The

Former Sen Chuck Hagel (R-NE) is testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, hoping to be confirmed as the next Secretary of Defense. He has attempted to address his critics, insisting that he should not be judged by “one vote”

I take no particular pleasure in the news that CNN has canceled Soledad O’Brien’s show. It was always an example of egregious left-wing media bias, which is precisely why it was, in a way, so useful to conservatives. I had

No, really, it took them this long to pose the most obvious question, which the Weekly Standard answered almost a month ago. At least Politico seems to get the answer: “America is at a delicate moment of transition in defense policy

July 14, 2009: Now, my administration has a job to do, as well, and that job is to get this economy back on its feet.  That’s my job.  (Applause.)  And it’s a job I gladly accept.  I love these folks

Chuck Hagel faces confirmation hearings on Thursday. He is likely to become the next Secretary of Defense, thanks largely to the spinelessness and partisanship of Democrats who wouldn’t otherwise think of confirming a Republican with such controversial views and inadequate

Millions of voters went to the polls in November secure in the belief that President Barack Obama had saved the economy from another Great Depression and that growth would improve in his second term. He had, after all, inherited a

Gov. Jerry Brown has been winning all kinds of praise for balancing California’s budget–on paper. But the governor’s boast depends on static budgeting that assumes higher tax rates mean higher revenues, and that pretends businesses won’t close and people won’t

Obama is apparently set to deliver a ringing endorsement of immigration reform today–but read the fine print: he rejects the terms of the Senate compromise, which trades a Democrat “path to citizenship” for Republican border security. Obama may think he