White House dares GOP to oppose Hagel nomination to Pentagon

“Are they really going to turn this guy down?” asked one administration official. “Seems pretty unlikely to me.”…

“It’s one thing to hold your fire or say something on a Sunday show — it’s another to look him in the eye, this guy who is a Vietnam veteran with two Purple Hearts,” said one senior administration official. “That would be a very difficult thing for Republicans to do.”…

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One Senate GOP aide said the conference was “very surprised” that Obama ultimately chose Hagel.

“It’s not looking good. I don’t see strong support for him from either side of the aisle,” the aide said. “This is not a bipartisan nomination. The only thing bipartisan about this nomination is the opposition to it.”

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