“You have sat too long for any good you have been doing lately … Depart, I say; and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go!” – Cromwell

Democrats have called the WH asking whether Hagel will withdraw …

And John McCain has been calling the White House to voice his passionate support and make sure that Hagel does not withdraw.

Drip, drip.

Hagel would do himself and the president a big favor by stepping aside. His performance during his confirmation hearings was embarrassing. He seemed woefully ignorant of the president’s own policies toward a nuclear Iran.

Like Akin, he won’t.
It’s the principle of the thing.
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Hagel would do himself and the president a big favor by stepping aside. His performance during his confirmation hearings was embarrassing. He seemed woefully ignorant of the president’s own policies toward a nuclear Iran.

At one point, he said, “I support the president’s strong position on containment,” suggesting the president believes a nuclear-armed Iran can be “contained” much as the Soviet Union was during the Cold War. But President Obama has not suggested he favors containment, which would be a green light to the Iranians to move ahead with their plans to develop nuclear weapons.

So Hagel later tried to correct the record, but in doing so, he made himself look like a fool. In fact, his inability to answer questions before the Senate committee alone should be enough to derail his nomination.—

Linda Chavez.

Agree.

The very fact he didn’t withdraw his name and acknowledge how awful his answers were shows the level of incompetence.