https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/09/the-hagel-pick-obamas-pettiness-in-action/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 02:37:34 -0400<![CDATA[For some, the thinking seems to be that if the Hagel nomination is a thumb in the eye of the neocon crowd, it must be worth it. David Greenberg writes in the New Republic that many “liberals are bending over backward to praise Hagel, in effect saying they would prefer an archconservative male mediocrity to a liberal female rising star.” Why? Because punishing Hagel’s enemies is worth a potentially lousy defense secretary.]]>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:40:15 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/09/the-hagel-pick-obamas-pettiness-in-action-n99071