Outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General John Dempsey offered their support to former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) this morning after Hagel endured a difficult confirmation hearing last week in the Senate. Separately, Senate
Super Bowl Preview: Baltimore Ravens v. San Francisco 49ers, Feb. 3, 2013 at 6:30pm EST on CBS There are more reasons to watch this game and more compelling storylines, some of which emerged this week, than any game in recent
Former Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton is urging senators who will consider the nomination of Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense to force Hagel to make clear his views about Iran’s nuclear program, claiming Barack Obama and the West have made
Following Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel’s inability to explain whether the Iranian regime is legitimate during his Thursday confirmation hearing, White House Spokesman Jay Carney refused to answer the same question. Carney would only say that “the behavior” of
MUNICH (Reuters) – Germany and Italy have told the United States they expect it to fulfill its obligations after the U.S. Congress blocked funding for a missile defense program involving the three countries, Germany said on Saturday. A defense bill
President Francois Hollande arrived in Mali on Saturday as French-led troops worked to secure the last Islamist stronghold in the north after a lightning offensive against the extremists. Hollande, whose surprise decision to intervene in Mali three weeks ago has
The man who oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, ex-CIA director Leon Panetta, vouched for “Zero Dark Thirty,” calling it a “good movie” even though the tale of the biggest manhunt in history had to be simplified for
Two weeks into the NHL season and the lockout seems like a distant memory–a bad dream that has been wiped out by two weeks of on-ice action. After two weeks it is fair to say that–to my surprise–the Western Conference
How bad was Chuck Hagel’s performance at his confirmation hearing for the post of Secretary of Defense? So bad that even White House officials are willing to admit glumly to the New York Times that it was “somewhere between baffling and
Iran’s Press TV has written positively of Senator Rand Paul’s (R-KY) Jan. 26 speech in which he said that if Republicans will restrain what seems at times to be an eagerness for war, they will find more voters supporting the
White House Senior Adviser Dan Pfeiffer has predicted confidently that former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) will be confirmed as Secretary of Defense next week. “We’re very confident of that. There’s no question that there will be more than 50 votes
“It’s somewhere between baffling and incomprehensible,” a cruel partisan hack Republican said of the confirmation testimony by President Obama’s brilliant Secretary of Defense nominee, Chuck Hagel. Oh, wait, sorry, I’ve got the source on that wrong. That comment came from…
On March 23, 2012, President Obama announced that Americans had to do some “soul searching.” The reason? A seventeen-year-old young man named Trayvon Martin had been shot and killed in Sanford, Florida. Now, what separated young Trayvon from all of
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that the Administration is pleased with their nominee for Secretary of Defense after yesterday’s hearing. Carney said that Chuck Hagel did “just fine” in answering questions and that the Republican Senators “badgered” the
Secretary Jay Carney claimed during the White House press briefing today that more Senators have confirmed a “yes” vote for Chuck Hagel — the nominee for Secretary of Defense. Although multiple news reports have said that Senators were “shocked” that
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that the White House believes their nominee for Secretary of Defense will be confirmed by the Senate. Although multiple reports from news organizations pointed out the pitfalls of the committee hearing, Carney brushed
The biggest loser from yesterday’s atrocious confirmation hearings for Secretary of Defense-designate Chuck Hagel was New York Senator Chuck Schumer, who backed Hagel in mid-January. Schumer had initially indicated that he was doubtful about voting for Hagel, but later reversed
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch, who passed away today at the age of 88, was in the news until just a few weeks ago, reacting–angrily–to the nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as Secretary of Defense. Koch
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
(AP) Congress sends Obama bill to raise debt ceilingBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONCongress passed must-do legislation Thursday to permit the government to borrow hundreds of billions of dollars more to meet its obligations, averting a first-ever government default that had loomed
Chuck Hagel’s uneven performance during the first round of questioning before the Senate Armed Services Committee has raised questions about his nomination’s viability. His answers, often stumbling and confused, have raised more questions about his fitness to run the Defense
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
In response to Media flipping out over Ted Cruz questioning of Hagel: I think it’s a great idea to have “some kind of victim” as Secretary of Defense. You wouldn’t want some sort of super-patriotic America-is-awesome tough guy in a
The overwhelming feeling you get from watching the low points of Chuck Hagel’s SecDef hearings is: what on Earth is this man doing here? He scarcely seems as if he wants to be there. The angles of attack taken by
Senator Lindsey Graham questioned Senator Chuck Hagel (R) at the confirmation hearing for Defense Secretary Thursday. Graham asked Hagel to name one Senator who was intimidated by the “Jewish lobby.” Hagel could not. Graham asked Hagel to name one “stupid”
