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"The Democrats are better"

-- Chuck Hagel

This is the epitaph on his presidential hopes.

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Why do (many) Republicans who seek the Presidency masquerade as Democrats (and fail)? George W Bush won the Presidency in 2004 by endorsing Republican ideas, not by masquerading as a Democrat. He admittedly does have "soft" spots on entitlement spending (e.g., Medicare), but the Congress reeks far worse in this regard.