Looks like Republicans are standing strong – for now – on holding up Hagel’s nomination to try and force the White House to come clean on Obama’s involvement – or lack thereof – on the night of the Benghazi attack:

FOX NEWS – The battle over Defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel reached a boiling point Thursday, as senior Hill sources said Republicans have told Democrats they intend to block his confirmation until more information is provided about the Benghazi terror attack.

A day earlier, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid set the stage for a full Senate vote Friday. In a first for a Defense secretary nominee, Hagel is expected to have to clear a 60-vote threshold in order to be confirmed — due to objections by Republican lawmakers.

Republicans already are almost uniformly opposed to Hagel. But with this leverage, they are also demanding the White House provide more information about what President Obama was doing on the night of the Benghazi terror attack.

Democrats hold a 55-45 edge in the Senate and have the numbers to confirm Hagel on a majority vote. But one source told Fox News that Democrats do not have the 60 votes to cut off the filibuster on Friday.

Separately, Republican lawmakers predicted to Fox News that Hagel would ultimately get confirmed — but it won’t happen Friday.

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Meanwhile the White House is calling this move by Republicans “unconscionable“.




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Paul Leslie
Paul Leslie

More of the same - showboating. They want to make a show of standing for principle - and then what - lay down and roll over for the socialists and put their stamp of approval on the loser Hagel.

These repubs who support Hagel have chosen to ignore what's good for the country in order to play by the rules of the "good old boys" club.

bobemakk
bobemakk

I hope they stick to their guns (not a pun) and don't cave in. Brennan and Hagel have shady backgrounds, abandon their nominations and IMPEACH OBAMA!

Conniption Fitz
Conniption Fitz

So much for the 'Syrian' 'Rebels' - Iranian Guards Commander just killed in Syria.

Fact is - the so-called Syrian Rebels are a mix of various Islamist groups from every continent.

57thunderbird
57thunderbird

This nomination along with that of Brennan must never be allowed!

aposematic
aposematic

Welll war they say... I hope its like all the boots on the ground wars since Korea and last at least 10 years... Maybe sticking around to rebuild this Republic this time?

colliemum
colliemum

Wasn't there a snippet of a rumour that Ted Cruz has been working behind the scenes to stiffen GOP spines in regard to this vote?

I can't lay my hands on it - but I do recall having read something like that today ...

Sorry about that senior moment, didn't bookmark it ...

Mary Sieg
Mary Sieg

Thanks for sharing. Ted Cruz is a patriot.

Linky1
Linky1

...and so they should filibuster. Impeachment, criminal charges would be more like the thing.

Maybe the GOp'ers should stop with the FOX News fluff for a while and read the real story behind Hagel.

http://gulagbound.com/37499/more-on-hagels-al-jazeera-and-arab-connections/#.UR0rRWfxF8E

"Senator Ted Cruz grilled Obama defense chief nominee Chuck Hagel over his controversial appearance on Al Jazeera, the Arab propaganda channel, during which the former Republican Senator had agreed with a viewer that the United States was a “bully” in global affairs. It has now been revealed that the government of Qatar, which owns Al Jazeera, was a major contributor to the Atlantic Council when Hagel was its chairman.

But Hagel also has an Al Jazeera connection through Georgetown University, where he is a professor, and which maintains a campus in Qatar."

"Chuck Hagel serves on the board of the Ploughshares Fund, another of the George Soros-funded organizations, and that it is a “partner organization” of the pro-Marxist Institute for Policy Studies.

In addition to his role as chairman of the Atlantic Council and a board member of the Ploughshares Fund, Hagel serves as a Distinguished Professor in the Practice of National Governance at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, which maintains campuses in Washington, D.C. and Qatar. Funding for the campus in Qatar comes from the Qatar Foundation, established by the ruling family."

PatrickHenrysBody
PatrickHenrysBody

Although Hagel distresses me, Brennan distresses me even more, since there is increased chatter that he has been a Muslim since the mid to late 1990s. Closet Muslim Zero would just love to have another America-hating anti-Semite elevated up from among the ranks. As I have said before: the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray.

Mary Sieg
Mary Sieg

They both scare me to death. We have a Muslim President who has the Muslim Brotherhood over for dinner and cocktails, and his entire administration is crooked. We've been infiltrated folks....we need to wake up! It is his plan to ruin us. Obama hates this country and is hell bent to do us in. Now that he has been re-elected (still makes me nauseated to even say that) - he is on a fast track with a big ole smirk on his face while he's doing it.

poljunkie
poljunkie

Eventually with enough wheedling, the Republicans will give in.

If they let Benghazi become a non issue right before a Presidential election, what hope do we have?

PatrickHenrysBody
PatrickHenrysBody

The propagandist media arm of Zero, the Center of American Regress, labor unions, left-wing special interest groups, George Soros, community agitat...er...organizing groups, and others made sure that the issue was shelved before the election. If they are ever eliminated or made irrelevant in some way, perhaps the Democraps and a few Republicants will lose more elections to truly conservative individuals. What hope do we have? There is always hope conditions can change for the better, but presently there isn't any.

poljunkie
poljunkie

As evidenced perfectly by the debate and how it was followed up.

It's totally crazy, that the entire episode that developed from the debate, didn't take a different direction.

I'm certainly no Romney fan- but he was short changed in that turn of events. Granted he should have been better prepared for Obamas response but the aftermath/media follow thru was outrageous- everyone understood, yet no one with a platform cared or was concerned enough to stand up.

PatrickHenrysBody
PatrickHenrysBody

Zero and his demonic horde bet the house on the apathetic, ill-informed, and ill-prepared. Their gamble paid off and they barely won.

ryanomaniac
ryanomaniac

But, but, but what about McCain?? How is The Maverick going to feel about this??

Stehekin912
Stehekin912

It will be yet another travesty of justice if Hagel is confirmed.

PatrickHenrysBody
PatrickHenrysBody

That's Zero and his administration for you. Justice is far removed from them.

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

4 dead bumps in the road, but blocking an anti Israel, pos is unconscionable. Imagine that.

1endtimes2020
1endtimes2020

What's happening to the Republicans.?? They seem to have woken up. They must have been receiving a lot of Republican mail.

Whatever, it's a good sign and long overdo.

Mary Sieg
Mary Sieg

I send them mail quite a bit. I live in Illinois though, so..... :-( I even mail Durbin...glad it's an e-mail....wouldn't want to waste the stamp. He's a crook just like Blago and the rest of Chicago. I live in SouthWestern Illinois...quite a bit more conservative down here.

Laurel
Laurel

No it's more like what they are not receiving and that is money.

HarrietHT2
HarrietHT2

I'll believe it when I see it; but I'm not holding my breath.

1endtimes2020
1endtimes2020

I'm leaning more toward your opinion---wishful thinking for a wake up call, though.

Rshill7
Rshill7

Strategy:

First, get an oversized Bagel for Hagel...and when he isn't looking, put it over his head, thereby immobilizing his arms. Rabbit punch him in the snout a few times, tie his ears in a knot, disrespect his eye bags, tell him to git, then kick him in the cottontail caboose and toss him in the brier patch.

crosshr
crosshr

lol, oh bro.still lol, so funny at lunch !

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

i love you silly. :-)

Rshill7
Rshill7

I trust you can see the little Snoopy dance I'm doing :-D

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

Aw! Sweet! Happy Valentine's Day to you too crosshr brother! And yes to all our Scoop family!! Xoxo

crosshr
crosshr

lol, Happy Valentine to all my Scoop family , especially you Rshill7 & ABiC !

TexasPGRRider
TexasPGRRider

It comes down to how much influence and infiltration of islam should be allowed in America. By the looks of current events in the rest of the world, I vote it`s time to CLEAN House !!!!

Mary Sieg
Mary Sieg

Yes Yes Yes Yes. I like to clean. I could just keep going and going with that crowd!

TexasPGRRider
TexasPGRRider

Thanks for Your Enthusiastic Support Sister !!! The muzbros are waking up daily to the news that more and more people are becoming aware of who they are, what they believe, and their plans for those of us who choose NOT to follow islam. Happy Valentine`s Day Mary !!!!

Mary Sieg
Mary Sieg

Thank you Texas! And a belated Valentine's Day to you too!

OneThinDime
OneThinDime

Saw this today, another General out.

http://patdollard.com/2013/02/comrade-stalin-obama-purges-another-combat-general/

About 1/2 way down the above is this reported by none other than NPR (yeah from June 2012 but I didn't know this): FBI tracking 100 islamic extremists in military http://www.npr.org/2012/06/25/155710570/fbi-checking-100-suspected-extremists-in-military

TexasPGRRider
TexasPGRRider

HOT READ DLUX !!! Thank You OTD... OLDEST TRICK in the stinkin` book: Set the mark up with a HOT Chick !! B.O. & his slug buds are fallin` all over themselves how they`re settin` up so many in the CoC from the top down. That`s O.K. `cause we`re Onto their Game now !!! THANKS AGAIN, I saved link to Favs for more study....

OneThinDime
OneThinDime

Glad I saw it and could pass it along. I don't like the feeling that these high ranking are pushed out because they won't fired on American citizens.....

ChesterWalton
ChesterWalton

I personally think having a former Republican Senator from Nebraska lead the DOD would result in less Islamic infiltration and a cleaning of the house.

TexasPGRRider
TexasPGRRider

Sorry, but I feel This guy is NO friend of our Troops. And it would be VERY hard to convince me otherwise....

TexasPGRRider
TexasPGRRider

Let me do a little more research before I respond on that military record. The thought of another John Kerry-like vet is disturbing. I Can say now, this Hagel process has brought out questionable muzzbro connections that are the essence of my personal concern. Last time I checked, the muzbro + our Troops = Not friends....

ChesterWalton
ChesterWalton

A brave American that served in the infantry in Vietnam and earned two purple hearts is not a friend of our Troops? Are we living in an alternate reality bizarro world?

ChesterWalton
ChesterWalton

And Brennan would decrease the key inflitrators numbers through the drone program.

Conniption Fitz
Conniption Fitz

Islam is not compatible with the US Constitution...nor is Obama for that matter. Obama is more ideologically suitable to be a successor to Chaves or Castro...or really, Sukarno.

PatrickHenrysBody
PatrickHenrysBody

I would also add Ahmadinejad to that list.

crosshr
crosshr

absolutely PHB !that loon, absolutely !

Libertyship46
Libertyship46

Hagel should just withdraw. Even if he does eventually get confirmed, he will be so damaged politically that he could end up like another failed Defense Secretary, Les Aspen. And if anything, ANYTHING, goes wrong militarily anywhere in the world, you can be sure Obama is going to throw Hagel under the bus, and fast, just like Clinton did to Les Aspen, forcing him to resign after the Somalia disaster. If Obama were smart instead of fanatic liberal idealogue, he would cut his losses and get somebody else. But if Obama wants Hagel so badly and Hagel is one of the worst liberals out there, then it tells you the type of people Obama wants around him. I hope the Senate Republicans stand tall and win this fight. Hagel would be a disaster at the Pentagon, and I think more and more Senators are finally beginning to see that.

cabensg
cabensg

There's no such thing as a politically damaged Democrat. The worse the resume the higher the office their eligible for.