It could have been worse..he could have nominated the lady mentioned in the piece as the first female secretary to show how inclusive his administration is...
Personally I’ll take a liberal Republican who was a grunt and decorated combat veteran over just about anyone else O would have nominated...
Granting you his decorated service as an enlisted man, nevertheless what should be in the foreground here is the reasoning behind Obama's nomination of him, and what Obama intends by it, and what he intends Hagel to do, if he's confirmed. What are Obama's policies that Hagel will execute, and what are the politics of the nomination? That's the point.
And none of it looks good.