As VP Cheney just said, "Hagel hasn't been w/us for a long time."
Well then, he'd better not get one more dime in party money. When is his seat up?
True. But that just begs the question of why the national GOP keeps supporting people like him? The same can be said for numerous Republicans who have enjoyed national party support in the face of conservative challengers from their state.
Right, sometimes some will get to believe Ben Nelson is a republican & Hagel is a democrat.
I didn't read the whole thread, just saw anita's post!
Good riddance to bad rubbish, Hagel. I wish the voters would recall him, before he can do further damage.
It amazes me that the Republican Party cannot do anything about him.
I know from my understanding of American politics that the Parties are not as powerful in the US as they are in Britain and cannot discipline their Members like ours can.
In Britain you would get the whip taken from you if you disagreed with a senior member or your party leader (the President must surely qualify as this) which would mean you are automatically de-selected and would not be able to stand as your party candidate at the next election. You would also be expelled from the Party or asked to resign from the Party.