https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/25/white-houses-silence-on-chuck-hagel-is-deafening/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 15:36:31 -0400<![CDATA[“I think [Sunday] was Chuck Hegel&#8217;s obituary on the morning shows,” said senior GOP senate aide and frequent Hagel critic in reference to Democrats, including Sen. Chuck Schumer refusing to say if they would support him. “The White House got final answer that a Hagel nomination would be dead on arrival so now they move on to [Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton] Carter or [former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michèle] Flournoy. Either of those two would get Republican support.”&#8230;]]>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 12:10:17 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/25/white-houses-silence-on-chuck-hagel-is-deafening-n98590