A long-time Capitol Hill Democrat astounded by the hearing tells Jennifer Rosen of the Washington Post:
“It is very clear from the testimony that Sen. Hagel will not be bringing the potato salad to the next Mensa picnic.”
…of course, the astounded, “long-time Capitol Hill Democrat” could be Hank “Guam Might Tip Over And Capsize” Johnson and I’m pretty sure that
he won’t even be bringing the red ants to the next Mensa picnic.
But, back to Hagel, who Obama wants to run our military. First, you probably don't know this, but Chuck Hagel was NOT, contrary to the Palace Media Guard's meme, Obama's first choice to be SecDef. Allidunce was. Of course, even Obama realised that he couldn't levy that kind of idiocy on the United States. Second, if you have any doubts that Hagel was an EPIC FAIL, then allow this sampling of tweets from right and left to put them away:
Brit Hume ✔ @brithume
"It’s probably dawning on Sens. who didn’t serve
w/Hagel that he’s just not very bright. Exchange
w/McCain unresponsive & bumbling."
Jim Jennings @jjenningswilmet
"@brithume Obama doesn't need brains, he needs obedience and he has it in
Hagel."
#DestructivePOTUS
Jonathan S. Tobin @TobinCommentary
"So far GOP hasn't been very effective against #Hagel. But his answers have been even worse. Bumbling &
incoherent."
Eric @eriContrarian
"I don't think Chuck Hagel hates
Jews, I just think he's a bumbling idiot that isn't qualified for this
job."
Nathan Wurtzel @NathanWurtzel
"I don't want any Israel hater as SoD, but a bigger problem
is Hagel simply isn't up to this job,
period."
Philip Klein @philipaklein
"Policy disagreements aside, Hagel
just isn't coming across as somebody who would be a competent Secretary of
Defense."
Ben Domenech @bdomenech
"As I said from the beginning, the
problem with Hagel isn't Israel - it's that he's not very bright, and he's a
dick about it."
Dennis Polyblank @dpoly1
"@brithume Hagel would fit in nicely
with the rest of the #BumblingIdiotRegime#TGDN"
Charles C. W. Cooke @charlescwcooke
"I haven't said a single world about Hagel since this whole
thing started, but my overriding impression today is
that he's not that bright."
Tony Phyrillas @TonyPhyrillas
"@brithume "Just not very
bright" could describe almost anyone in the Obama administration."
OUCH! OUCH!!
OUCH!!!
Totally Cruzed
"I'm less curious whether Hagel is
qualified to be SecDef than I am if he's qualified to be Asst. Manger at the
Scottsdale Mall Foot Locker—"
InnocuousPicGuy69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) January 31,
2013
"Only thing left is for Ted Cruz is to hold
up Hagel's severed head.—"
DrewM (@DrewMTips) January 31, 2013
Make it stop, Mummy! PLEASE.
Andrew Kaczynski @BuzzFeedAndrew
"This Hagel hearing is a disaster."
Blake Hounshell ✔ @blakehounshell
"Basically, Hagel does not seem very
sharp."
The Fix ✔ @TheFix
"Hagel has been pretty
shaky thus far, right?"
Josh Greenman @joshgreenman
"When does Joe Torre come to the
mound to take Hagel out?"
Max Fisher @Max_Fisher
"Hagel is a little
awkward here."
Tom Wright @thomaswright08
"Not
impressed by Hagel so far. This is one of the
toughest jobs in govt. He needs to do better."
Peter Beinart ✔ @PeterBeinart
"this hearing is beginning to remind me of the 1st Obama-Romney
debate.
Peter Beinart ✔ @PeterBeinart
"hagel’s making biden look rhetorically
sure-footed"
“I support the president’s strong position
on containment. I think that’s right.” Um, you meant
prevention, right #Hagel?
— attackerman
(@attackerman) January 31, 2013
"Basically, Hagel
does not seem very sharp."
— Blake Hounshell
(@blakehounshell) January 31, 2013
"Sen. Hagel’s confirmation hearing performance was brilliant. (sarc)" #slate
— Josh Greenman
(@joshgreenman) January 31, 2013
"Certainly seems like it on twitter RT
@buzzfeedandrew This Hagel hearing is a disaster."
— AdamSerwer
(@AdamSerwer) January 31, 2013
"I think Hagel is engaged now in
Jewsplaining."
— Jeffrey Goldberg
(@JeffreyGoldberg) January 31, 2013
"Did Hagel just call Iran’s government
“elected and legitimate”?"
— Jeffrey Goldberg
(@JeffreyGoldberg) January 31, 2013
"Hagel is floundering through one policy
answer after another. IRGC terrorism, Iraq surge, nukes."
— attackerman
(@attackerman) January 31, 2013
"Yikes, now he said he “supports the
president’s position on containment.” #Hagel"
— Ron Kampeas
(@kampeas) January 31, 2013
"Watching Hagel stumbling at Senate
hearing. Recalling Brennan gaffes after Abbottabad. DoD and CIA not in best of
hands, alas.
— Ed Husain
(@Ed_Husain) January 31, 2013
Hey, idiots, ya know, maybe when we oppose someone, you
should consider that we have good, principled reasons for doing so instead of
screaming "YOU JUST OPPOSE HIM BECAUSE PRESIDENT
OBAMA NOMINATED HIM AND THERE'S A BLACK MAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE! YOU BITTER, BITTER
CLINGER!!!"
Hagel, hold the lox and cream cheese, it's what the Iranians want for breakfast!
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