Hagel's Moment?

Washington Post ^ | 30 November 2006 | David Ignatius

[shrinkermd]

David Ignatius should read FR on a regular basis. If he did he would find Hagel's chances of becoming POTUS are presently about the same as Benedict Arnold's were after he offered the British West Point.

[Brilliant]

I have to agree that it is the most wide open Pres. race, but mainly because Bush picked Cheney to be his VP, and Cheney isn't running.

[mainepatsfan]

Hagel's about as popular among conservatives as Arlen Specter.

[roses of sharon]

LOL, yawn.

Another propaganda piece from a Dem hack posing as a journalist.

To bad these bastards are winning.

[ReleaseTheHounds]

Uh, Senator Hagel... Save your money.

[Obadiah]

The MSM always loves a liberal Republican - especially one that trades on other Republicans. The ComPost is doing nothing more than blowing up Mr. Hagel's skirt.

The past election was not a "blow-out" in historical terms, and Hagel doesn't have a snowball's change in Hades of ever getting the GOP nomination - ever - but if the WAPO wants to blow in Hagel's ear, I'm sure Hagel will soon return the favor by stabbing someone in the back.

[mainepatsfan]

It's an interesting scenario not having any candidate from the incumbent administration on the ballot. We haven't seen this in over half a century.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

He's good at that.

[showme_the_Glory]

Since J F'n Kerry has fallen out, lots of dummies will make a go of it.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Hagel's Moment?

Uh, no.

[MinnesotaLibertarian]

I like Chuck Hagel. He's a solid conservative on economic issues, especially compared to our current President, and he's a realist on foreign policy. We need to flush the party of big government, big-spending neo-cons, and I think nominating Hagel would be an excellent way to show a new direction for the GOP. He would bring a lot of disenchanted conservatives, especially libertarians, back into the fold. This past election cycle showed that the GOP can't win without this part of their base.

[Obadiah]

Libertarians and "Independents" deserted the GOP in the last election in order to "teach Republicans a lesson". We now have Democrats controlling both Houses of Congress in part because of the schooling Neal Boortz and others sought to extract. This is much the same as the lesson Libertarians and Independents also "taught" George HW Bush and the rest of the country by giving us Bill Clinton through voting for Perot in '92, and again in '96.

Ah, no thanks. Libertarians can keep Chuck Hagel. I've had more than my fill of their "lessons".

[redgolum]

What if the choices are Hagel, McCain, and Rudy?

Would hate that slate.

[Phlap]

A month ago the idea that Sen. Chuck Hagel would make a serious run for the Republican presidential nomination would have been a non-starter.

Now, a month later, it is completely ludicrous.

[johnny7]

Ignatius and the rest of the corrupt/compromised DBM know jack-sh*t about Republicans or their conservative base... zip, zero, NADA. They report on them solely as their actions affect the agenda & goals of their socialist brethren in the DNC. Republicans, to them, are a societal problem.

I pee on all DBM 'journalists'!

[.cnI redruM]

No, worse than that. He's about as well-loved as Lincoln Chafee.

[dufekin]

Chuck Hagel? He's probably running for President because he fears that he wouldn't win the primary in a reelection bid. An actual conservative with decent funding who exposes his liberalism could undo him easily.

[what's up]

Hagel may capture a lot of independent votes.

I've known this guy had his eye on the Oval Office from day one when he entered the Senate.

He will probably get a lot of the women's vote.

Can't stand him. But the media may help him along and he may do better than many think. Unfortunately.

[MSF BU]

I think it is more likely Hunter's moment. Hagel has established himself as a modern day Gerald Ford. Hunter is the Reagan Republican in this race.

[MSF BU]

"An actual conservative with decent funding who exposes his liberalism could undo him easily."

From your lips to Gods ears; the folks in Nebraska need to find somebody though. My guess is that his stand on immigration is enough to sink him.