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McCain: Hagel will probably be confirmed
“I’m confident that Sen. Hagel will probably have the votes necessary to be confirmed as secretary of defense,” Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
After Senate Republicans voted to sustain a filibuster and block the former Nebraska senator’s nomination from advancing toward confirmation, McCain acknowledged that Hagel will likely win confirmation once the chamber returns from its recess.
“I think it’s a reasonable amount of time to have questions answered,” McCain said of the week-and-a-half-long window which Senate Republicans demanded to pore more thoroughly over their former colleague’s records.
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Lindsay had the same deer-in-the-headlines look too when after a rousing condemnation Chris Wallace asked “Well then why would you ultimately vote for him?”
Marcus on February 17, 2013 at 1:04 PM
Oh I’m sure that you will do your part mccain to see to it that worthless anti-American/anti-Israel gets confirmed!
Afterall ‘friends’ trump our Republic it seems way too many times with our gosh horrible elected! Why don’t you just change from a r to a d mccain? You stink!
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letget on February 17, 2013 at 1:06 PM
Well, yeah he’ll get confirmed if you vote for him.
supernova on February 17, 2013 at 1:10 PM
McCain is desperate to get his good friend Hagel confirmed – just as he was to get his good friend Kerry confirmed, and just as he is to get his good friend Brennan confirmed.
This is the REAL John McCain.
Pork-Chop on February 17, 2013 at 1:16 PM
Comity = Privileges and Immunites
Under any and all circumstances ?
Juan , you are a piece of work .
Lucano on February 17, 2013 at 1:22 PM
Why does Obama need another “cudgel” when he has a tool like you to beat us down for him, Juan? People of Aizona, have mercy and rid us of this waste of food!
drunyan8315 on February 17, 2013 at 1:39 PM
Confirmed.
Why yes it is. It’s confirmed that John and Lindsay are just as stupid as Hagel. If Hagel had any sense or decency he’d withdraw and end this farce.
John, you’ve stayed too long. Time to find a nice nursing home.
countrybumpkin on February 17, 2013 at 1:43 PM
So the filibuster was just kabuki to fool the cons in the GOP that Senate RINOs really care about the qualifications and integrity of cabinet officials?
Like your “build the dang fence” ad fooled AZ voters about your concern for border safety?
Wethal on February 17, 2013 at 1:52 PM
Trust me, that miserable mofo will run again in 2016. Despite nudging 80 how would he survive not being on TV and terrorizing us?
arnold ziffel on February 17, 2013 at 1:54 PM
#$@% McCain and all the other RINOs. I’m having very un-Christian thoughts about his ilk this morning. I should go do something completely politics-unrelated today.
Othniel on February 17, 2013 at 2:31 PM
Yet it’s Cruz that takes all the heat from the media and GOP wonks too long in DC.
sanjuro on February 17, 2013 at 2:35 PM
Yep..McCain is a problem for Conservatives and America
sadsushi on February 17, 2013 at 4:39 PM