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Former Sen. Chuck Hagel Takes Foreign Policy Stage
By Shahzad Chaudhary - Politics DailyPresident Barack Obama Wednesday appointed former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel to co-chair the Intelligence Advisory Board, which advises the president on the legality and quality of intelligence. "Chuck understands that accurate and timely intelligence is essential for effective foreign policy," Obama said in a Cabinet Room briefing. Hagel has become controversial for calling on the U.S. to hold a more neutral approach in the Arab-Israeli conflict, which some see as an anti-Israel stance. He gave the keynote address Tuesday night at the first gala dinner of J Street, a progressive Jewish ...
Obama VP Not Biden or Bayh; Is it Hagel?
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThe Democratic National Convention has released further details on the convention program, including its featured speakers. (via email)Monday, August 25 – One Nation * Headline prime-time speaker: Michelle Obama* Featured speakers: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senator Claire McCaskill, Maya Soetoro-Ng and Craig Robinson* Tribute to Senator Edward Kennedy* Mayor John Hickenlooper and a video segment introducing delegates and other Convention attendees to the natural beauty and strong voices of leadership in the Mountain West Tuesday, August 26 – Renewing America's Promise * ...
And, Unity In: Five..Four..Three...
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyUpdate: I spoke with a well-placed source in Hillary Clinton's campaign, who told me a couple of interesting things. He said Obama will definitely not be picking a VP just to win a state, and that the short list now includes Hillary, Joe Biden, Evan Bayh, and maybe Chuck Hagel. I've got a good feeling about this.He also said, as I have, that Obama is doing so surprisingly well against McCain that he can pretty much pick his own ticket, but that the longer the choice takes, the better it is for Hillary. Also, here's video of Bayh telling Andrea Mitchell today that he would say yes if asked to ...
McCain Dropout Theory
By Dave - Politics DailyToday's winner of the CTotD is Steve Rosenbaum from the Yahoo Opinion pages. And he almost had me. The reasons are simple. He can't win. Now that Obama is the presumptive Democratic nominee -- the polls all show that McCain's pro-war stance and Bush endorsement make him a lost cause in November. That combined with soft stand on litmus test conservative issues make him an unpopular candidate among the base. I know some Democrats that think the Republicans are planning to let McCain lose and 'sit this one out' so that they can hang the democrats with a bad economy and a war that is a morass. ...
'The New Gang of 14'
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyEarlier I told you about certain Democratic members of Congress who are staying as far away from Barack Obama as possible this election season. Well on the other side of the aisle there are a number of Republicans who won't be getting behind John McCain's candidacy. They've been dubbed the "new gang of 14," a reference to the group of lawmakers, including McCain, who broke with conservatives on President Bush's judicial nominations. Not surprisingly, most of them lean sharply right and aren't thrilled with McCain's stances on issues like campaign finance reform, immigration, taxes, etc. One ...
Hagel Hearts Obama
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyChuck Hagel may be crossed off John McCain's Christmas card list. Lately the Republican senator from Nebraska is letting no opportunity go by to heap praise on Barack Obama. What's worse, Hagel (who sits on the Foreign Relations Committee) is now taking issue with McCain's recent criticism of Obama's promise to engage with Iran. McCain painted Obama as an appeaser, which Hagel says is a woeful -- and all too common -- tactic employed by the GOP. Hagel insisted engagement is the way to maintain peace. Hagel then offered a wry tweak of his GOP colleague. "I am confident that if Obama is ...
James Baker Lays McBush Argument to Waste
By David Knowles - Politics DailyIt's pretty simple, really: Talking to enemies isn't appeasement.As Chuck Hagel said today, John McCain is smarter than the silly stuff that keeps coming out of his mouth.h/t: Andrew Sullivan. ...
Senators Press McCain to Support GI Bill
By Jay Allbritton - Politics DailyIn November, two prominent Vietnam Veterans serving in the U.S. Senate, Chuck Hagel and Jim Webb, called for a new G. I. Bill in an op-ed in The New York Times. An excerpt: Veterans today have only the Montgomery G.I. Bill, which requires a service member to pay $100 a month for the first year of his or her enlistment in order to receive a flat payment for college that averages $800 a month. This was a reasonable enlistment incentive for peacetime service, but it is an insufficient reward for wartime service today. It is hardly enough to allow a veteran to attend many community colleges. Since ...
Republican Hagel Likes the Idea of a Third Party
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyRetirement can be very liberating, especially in politics. Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, who isn't seeking a third term, is out with a book that reportedly takes shots at the White House, his own Republican party and the Iraq war. In the past Hagel has taken his beatings from within the GOP for his perceived lack of party loyalty. Hagel, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has been one of the most outspoken Republican voices against the war in Iraq, calling it "a pingpong game with American lives."Now, clearly fed up with the deadlock of a two-party system, he's going as far as ...
Pete Domenici's Retirement Adds to Republican Woes
By Jonathan Berr - Politics DailySen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) is expected to announce plans to retire in 2008 opening up yet another seat that could go to the Democrats, according to the Washington Post's The Fix blog. This isn't surprising because as the Post notes, Domenici has had health problems and has been dogged by controversy over his role in firing U.S. Attorney David Inglesias which caused his approval ratings to plunge.The New Mexico Republican is joining Chuck Hagel, John Warner and Wayne Allard in heading for the exists. Democrats have a good chance in picking up all of the seats. ...
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