snip...A senior administration official told National Journal on Sunday that it was “fair” to say Obama is considering candidates other than Hagel for Defense secretary, in particular Michele Flournoy, who was under secretary of Defense for policy in Obama's first term, and Ashton Carter, the current deputy Defense secretary. Only a week ago, Bloomberg News reported that Hagel was Obama’s top choice..../snip ------- White House Wavers on Hagel, Considers Others for Defense, Yahoo Sunday, December 23, 2012 Posted on Sunday, December 23, 2012 8:08:40 PM by Sub-Driver
Thanks for the update, Piasa; however, one never really knows what the Big Zero is going to do until it’s already done — or so it seems.