https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/08/the-hagel-confirmation-fight-could-hurt-obamas-second-term-agenda/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 10:34:46 -0400<![CDATA[There simply isn’t much common ground between Obama and most House Republicans on the agenda he’s chosen. On every front, Obama is challenging the G.O.P.’s most intransigent interest groups. He’s taking on the anti-tax activists who have controlled Republican economic thinking for decades. He’s taking on the Republicans’ Tea Party base over immigration, an issue that polls (and the Republican Presidential primaries) have shown to be more intense than almost any other for grassroots conservatives. He’s taking on the previously untouchable National Rifle Association with his coming proposals to regulate firearms.]]>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:42:33 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/08/the-hagel-confirmation-fight-could-hurt-obamas-second-term-agenda-n99013