◼ The Hagel nomination represents the return of the radical Barack Obama, hitherto hidden under an opportunistic anti-terror persona. - Joel Pollak/Breitbart
There is, as Bill Kristol observed last week, “no case for Hagel.” His supporters cannot cite any substantive reason he should be Secretary of Defense; instead, they argue that “Hagel must be appointed in order to spite many of his critics.” Peter Beinart of the Daily Beast confirms that assessment with his weak defense of Hagel this morning: he must be appointed, Beinart argues, to destroy “the Republican foreign policy establishment.”
◼ SUSAN RICE--AND NOW, CHUCK HAGEL: LESSONS FOR CONSERVATIVES AND REPUBLICANS IN EFFECTIVE OPPOSITION - Virgil/Breitbart
