Could Chuck Hagle be the new George Aiken?

(at least about the war) For those of you that don't know, George Aiken preceded Patrick Leahy in the U.S. Senate. He was a republican, albeit more liberal on almost every imaginable issue than the majority of dems currently serving. Here's the wiki bio of Aiken: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Aiken

In 1966, in a speech on the floor of the Senate, Aikens said that the U.S. should declare victory and GET OUT. He described what was actually happening in Viet Nam, and what the future held. Needless to say, he was quite prescient.

Here's a link to the speech:

http://bailey.uvm.edu/specialcollections/notable/vietnam.html

Of course, Hagle can't mirror Aiken too closely; it's too late for that and he's no George Aiken, but he could become an important voice for getting out of Iraq.

In any case, I thank Senator Hagle for speaking out and for his vote yesterday cancelling out Lieberman's disgusting "keep the war going at all costs vote".

new Aikens?

Former lobbyist/Reagan clone/appointee does have a soft spot for vets - so he gets points from me for that.

But I wouldn't trust him all that much until he comes clean about that amazing unexpected Nebraska win.

clear, he's no Aiken as concerns policy. As you point out, he's no Aiken when it comes to integrity either. All I'm really saying, is if he sticks to his guns about the war, he could sort of fill that spot as regards this one issue.

:-)