in their 1000 dollar suits and pretend that they are not failures on a grand scale? Lied us into a war that they let OUR POTUS get us out of (and don't give him any credit for)! Never even tried to catch OBL. Decided on the disastrous "go it alone" war plan, 'co-co-allison of the willing' (sounds like mercenaries). Used horrible tactics like "shock and awe' on a citizenry that had nothing to do with 9/11.

NEVER found WMDs.

Broke the bank so bad that they couldn't afford to pay people to cut the lawns on bases around the world! Major losers at every step.

I would say the most unqualified persons to decide on things like war and defense ARE sitting in office, in their 1000s dollar suit, pretending they won something or have qualifications to make any kind of recommendation toward war.

Iraq should invalidate any of them from having a valid professional opinion.

Where is the hearing on Iraq?

The one that shows all the 'evidence' was clearly lies before the war, they continued to use lies in the state of the union after they knew they were lies because as Condi said "people simply forgot"

They wasted our treasury on outrageous no bid contracts and overpaid mercenaries, and they have never even apologized or admitted making a mistake.

They have never admitted making one mistake and are blaming the victims of their policies for what they did....it is such bullshit I could scream.

I just posted it to my facebook.

When will a Democratic senator give the warmongers, liars, idiots and apologists the what's for?

America has been living a lie since Nov. 22, 1963.

off of war: the industrial military complex, who put these politicians in place with huge contributions to keep the gravy train flowing.

That's what came to me while watching Rachel Maddow discuss what her guest Steve Clemons termed as "bizarre theater" on last night's show. Inhofe questioned Hagel in a stumbling manner, even accusing Hagel of being a "traitor" due to his stance on Iran. Kelly Ayotte didn't seem to know what she was talking about, Ted Cruz gave cable-news-stunt style questions, & McCain was clearly fixated on relitigating the Iraq invasion "war".

Very odd, because Hagel was co-chair of McCain's 2000 presidential campaign. Rachel showed a clip of McCain saying back then that Hagel would make a good secretary of defense one day.

For anyone interested in watching the segment, here's the link: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/26315908/#50660479

Which is WHY I have a big problem with cheering for this REPUBLICAN being given an immensely powerful position in our government.

In 2003, EVERYBODY KNEW Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Rice were LYING about Iraq
from the git-go.
Some supported them for personal gain,
some supported them for Political Expediency,
and others because they lacked the COURAGE to stand against popular opinion.

The LAST category is the one that fits Chuck Hagel,
lacking the COURAGE to STAND for what is RIGHT.
For that reason, he shouldn't even be considered for this position.

There ARE plenty of DEMOCRATS who HAVE the necessary courage and integrity,
who STOOD to be COUNTED as against the Invasion of a country that had nothing to do with 9-11.
Can't we find a DEMOCRAT who was RIGHT about Iraq from the Git-Go,
and wasn't afraid to STAND and be counted?


My Opinion.

[font size=4]The Democratic Party Honor Roll[/font]
These Democrats should be remembered for their principled stand against the WAR Machine.

The Authorization to Use Military Force in Iraq
(Iraq War Resolution)

United States Senate

In the Senate, the 21 Democrats, one Republican and one Independent courageously voted their consciences in 2002 against the War in Iraq :

Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii)
Jeff Bingaman (D-New Mexico)
Barbara Boxer (D-California)
Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia)
Kent Conrad (D-North Dakota)
Jon Corzine (D-New Jersey)
Mark Dayton (D-Minnesota)
Dick Durbin (D-Illinois)
Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin)
Bob Graham (D-Florida)
Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii)
Jim Jeffords (I-Vermont)
Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts)
Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont)
Carl Levin (D-Michigan)
Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland)
Patty Murray (D-Washington)
Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island)
Paul Sarbanes (D-Maryland)
Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan)
The late Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota)
Ron Wyden (D-Oregon)

Lincoln Chaffee (R-Rhode Island)


United States House of Representatives

Six House Republicans and one independent joined 126 Democratic members of the House of Represenatives:

Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii)
Tom Allen (D-Maine)
Joe Baca (D-California)
Brian Baird (D-Washington DC)
John Baldacci (D-Maine, now governor of Maine)
Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin)
Xavier Becerra (D-California)
Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon)
David Bonior (D-Michigan, retired from office)
Robert Brady (D-Pennsylvania)
Corinne Brown (D-Florida)
Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)
Lois Capps (D-California)
Michael Capuano (D-Massachusetts)
Benjamin Cardin (D-Maryland)
Julia Carson (D-Indiana)
William Clay, Jr. (D-Missouri)
Eva Clayton (D-North Carolina, retired from office)
James Clyburn (D-South Carolina)
Gary Condit (D-California, retired from office)
John Conyers, Jr. (D-Michigan)
Jerry Costello (D-Illinois)
William Coyne (D-Pennsylvania, retired from office)
Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland)
Susan Davis (D-California)
Danny Davis (D-Illinois)
Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon)
Diana DeGette (D-Colorado)
Bill Delahunt (D-Massachusetts)
Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut)
John Dingell (D-Michigan)
Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas)
Mike Doyle (D-Pennsylvania)
Anna Eshoo (D-California)
Lane Evans (D-Illinois)
Sam Farr (D-California)
Chaka Fattah (D-Pennsylvania)
Bob Filner (D-California)
Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts)
Charles Gonzalez (D-Texas)
Luis Gutierrez (D-Illinois)
Alice Hastings (D-Florida)
Earl Hilliard (D-Alabama, retired from office)
Maurice Hinchey (D-New York)
Ruben Hinojosa (D-Texas)
Rush Holt (D-New Jersey)
Mike Honda (D-California)
Darlene Hooley (D-Oregon)
Inslee
Jackson (Il.)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Johnson, E.B.
Jones (OH)
Kaptur
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Kleczka
Kucinich
LaFalce
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
Lofgren
Maloney (CT)
Matsui
McCarthy (MO)
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McKinney
Meek (FL)
Meeks (NY)
Menendez
Millender-McDonald
Miller
Mollohan
Moran (Va)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Oberstar
Obey
Olver
Owens
Pallone
Pastor
Payne
Pelosi
Price (NC)
Rahall
Rangel
Reyes
Rivers
Rodriguez
Roybal-Allard
Rush
Sabo
Sanchez
Sanders
Sawyer
Schakowsky
Scott
Serrano
Slaughter
Snyder
Solis
Stark
Strickland
Stupak
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Towns
Udall (NM)
Udall (CO)
Velazquez
Visclosky
Waters
Watson
Watt
Woolsey
Wu


Are you aware that not a single Democrat who had the courage and integrity to stand against the Invasion of Iraq was nominated or appointed to a position of power or authority in the current administration?




You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their rhetoric, promises, or excuses.
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history books will have you supporting what wise men they were. They have a legacy to leave, for Pete's sake! McCain was pathetic. I kept thinking old age dementia for sure. And Jeff Sessions, my god! He had a written script that he kept losing his place, and fumbling thru' the pages. Getting his words confused and his paragraphs mixed up. Another pathetic grinch driven by ignorance and venality

Lindsey Graham playing Mr. Smartass-Gotcha. Ugh. The ultimate punishing, humiliating father figure. Talking to Hagel like he was a school boy, who said a dirty word. Graham must be super scared about getting primaried.

Then there's Ted Cruz the hotdog, my senator. 1 word: AMBITIOUS

"Hagel's not running to be a diplomat and, frankly, given our experience with that steaming hunk of neocon man-meat, Don Rumsfeld, I'd just as soon not have the Defense Secretary involved in the formulation of foreign policy as much as he is in making sure the grunts who have to carry it out have sufficient body armor."