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The 60th vote: Republican Richard Shelby to vote for cloture on Hagel; Update: Deb Fischer too?
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Posted on 02/21/2013 2:12:09 PM PST by Perdogg

The 60th vote: Republican Richard Shelby to vote for cloture on Hagel; Update: Deb Fischer too? posted at 2:01 pm on February 21, 2013 by Allahpundit And so, after days of accusations about what Hagel did or didn’t say at Rutgers Israeli control of the State Department, and despite the nominee’s refusal to let reporters pick through his archives, this guy’s actually gaining votes in the Senate rather than losing them.

I understand the argument that the president deserves deference in his cabinet picks, even if I don’t agree with it in this case. But if we’re going to cave, can we at least not sugarcoat Hagel’s incompetence? This is pure garbage from Shelby:

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1 posted on 02/21/2013 2:12:19 PM PST by Perdogg
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To: Perdogg

The pre-tea party Republicans stabbing common sense in the back yet again.


2 posted on 02/21/2013 2:15:13 PM PST by lormand (A Government who robs Peter to pay Paul, will always have the support of Paul)
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To: Perdogg

sickening


3 posted on 02/21/2013 2:17:41 PM PST by clintonh8r (Happy to be represented by Lt. Col. Allen West)
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To: Perdogg

Traitor!!

Let me guess....he's not up for re-election til 2016. Johann is supporting Hagel, too. Johann retiring after this term. Why am I not surprised at how these turncoats (continue) to operate?

4 posted on 02/21/2013 2:21:40 PM PST by Jane Long (Whew...good to be back in FR Realville. Thanks Jim & John)
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To: Perdogg

I knew Shelby was not to be trusted. I’ve been saying this for years.


5 posted on 02/21/2013 2:24:06 PM PST by Jemian
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To: Perdogg

Ms. Fis(c)her, not sure of the spelling, probably fears there would be hell to pay from irate Cornhuskers if she voted to block Hagel.


6 posted on 02/21/2013 2:25:16 PM PST by Theodore R. ("Hey, the American people must all be crazy out there!")
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To: Theodore R.

Hagel is not particularly liked in Nebraska. That’s why he quit. If Fischer votes for cloture I’d bet money it’s because the R leadership told her she’ll do it or never get appointed to anything.


7 posted on 02/21/2013 2:35:22 PM PST by butterdezillion
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To: Perdogg

The 20th Amendment says that if someone “fails to qualify” to be President, they cannot “act as President”. The HI state registrar has indirectly confirmed that Obama has no legally-verifiable birth facts and thus could not have qualified. Congress disobeys the 20th Amendment if they allow an up-or-down vote of ANYBODY nominated by Barack Obama, because the only person Constitutionally able to nominate ANYBODY at this point is Joe Biden.

I called both Mike Johanns and Deb Fischer and told them that. I hope everybody else will do the same with their Senators.


8 posted on 02/21/2013 2:45:41 PM PST by butterdezillion
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To: Perdogg

Without searching, which state is he?


9 posted on 02/21/2013 2:50:15 PM PST by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: Perdogg

IMHO I think Obama wants Hagel to do to the DoD what Obama has already done to NASA.


10 posted on 02/21/2013 2:53:05 PM PST by CMailBag
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To: Perdogg

As a party, the GOP is committing suicide. The shear weight of the Obama Administration in a second term is breaking the weaker reeds and, come 2014, the GOP likely is to be blown away by the Communist, Socialist, Marxist tide. If that happens, the last two years of the Obama second term will assure that the names of each of these GOP quisings will be chizzled on the tombstone of the USA.


11 posted on 02/21/2013 2:56:51 PM PST by Truth29
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The Senate, in the end, is a Go Along, Get Along club. Hagel is “one of their own” and that’s all that matters.

What’s sad is that all the hooplah before was just showboating. It seems like one crazy statement after another that Hagel has made, and a poll out yesterday showing Hagel’s negatives are skyrocketing, and now all of a sudden these Republicans are ready to rubberstamp him?

We have no opposition party in America anymore. No accountability, just giving Obama everything he wants is all that matters.


12 posted on 02/21/2013 3:01:22 PM PST by CountryClassSF
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To: fwdude

Alabama


13 posted on 02/21/2013 3:03:54 PM PST by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: Perdogg

He can nominate whoever he wants, doesn’t mean we have to give horrible choices cloture.

They are sellouts. No guts. They just can’t believe what is actually going on around them, they willingly refuse and they sell out and cave in. They just can’t bring themselves to take the hard road we want them to take.

They truly have abandoned conservatives and in particular, Christian conservatives.

We are on our own. Probably been that way in reality for awhile. Really seeing it now though.


14 posted on 02/21/2013 3:04:40 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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Unbelievable.

Hope he’s gone in his next election.


15 posted on 02/21/2013 3:05:19 PM PST by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: Perdogg

and then on final vote he’ll get 90


16 posted on 02/21/2013 3:06:01 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: Jemian

Over 90 percent of these folks are finger in the wind, self serving business as usual politicians.

These politicians can vote for Hagel giving their 2014 election colleagues and Rubio (running for president) cover to vote No while the nomination goes through anyway.


17 posted on 02/21/2013 3:13:16 PM PST by Nextrush (PRESIDENT SARAH PALIN IS MY DREAM)
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To: Perdogg
Next four years Clown & Hagel will absolutely decimate the military and their defense contractors. Don't look for the Congress to stop them - THE SENATE HAS A PARTIAL CHANCE RIGHT NOW AND THEY REFUSE.
18 posted on 02/21/2013 3:15:29 PM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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Glad to see the Stupid Party holding feet to the fire........suckers.

Remember that when you start receiving the the pleas begging for money to assist their mid-term reelection campaigns so they can continue to screw you over.

19 posted on 02/21/2013 3:45:17 PM PST by Repeat Offender (What good are conservative principles if we don't stand by them?)
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To: Perdogg

FBI files or do the Senators fear something else?


20 posted on 02/21/2013 4:14:15 PM PST by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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