https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/11/the-hagel-democrats/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 00:16:54 -0400<![CDATA[Republicans are so far signaling that they won&#8217;t filibuster Mr. Hagel, which speaks well of their confirmation consistency even with a Democrat in the White House. But Senators of either party still owe voters their independent judgment on an up or down vote. Advice and consent isn&#8217;t supposed to mean partisan deference to the White House, especially when a nominee looks as unprepared as Mr. Hagel does.]]>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:00:18 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/11/the-hagel-democrats-n100040