Posted on 07/27/2008 5:31:34 PM PDT by DallasBiff
WASHINGTON, July 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., Sunday defended presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama from recent political attacks.
Hagel said during an appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation" that U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the likely GOP nominee, was pushing the ethical envelope by questioning the Illinois senator's motivations for opposing the Iraq war.
"I think John is treading on some very thin ground here when he impugns motives, when we start to get into, 'You're less patriotic than me' and 'I'm more patriotic.' I admire and respect John McCain; we talk often. John's better than that," Hagel said.
Hagel also criticized a new McCain campaign advertisement that makes it appear Obama spends more time at the gym than with wounded U.S. troops stationed overseas.
The advertisement also appears to suggest Obama canceled a visit such troops when he was in Germancy once he learned it would not be broadcast.
"He certainly would have been criticized, if, on a political trip, to go and be accused of using our wounded troops as props for his campaign," Hagel said on the CBS news program. "I think it would have been totally inappropriate of him, on a trip financed by campaign funds, to go into a military hospital. Based on what I know; he did the right thing."
Hegel is definitely the king of the GOP backstabbers. John McCain’s backstabbing pales in comparison
Because Chuck Hagel is a pathetic fool.
Why don’t Hagel and Lieberman just switch parties and get it over with.
Hagel is obviously more at home with the Democrats.
And Lieberman has become a better advocate for Bush and McCain than most Republicans.
Good God, Hagel is starting to sound like a Democrat whiner. Any criticism of a Democrat is “unethical”, doncha know?
Hagel and Obama would be perfect together. They both love losing.
Hagel does have some interesting connections - a search using "Hagel Rock Creek Joe Wilson" produces links to several articles. I also wonder how any of these players might have been involved in the Iraqi Oil for Food scandal.
Chuck Hagel POS
Gawd, the people of Nebraska are great. Please vote this Hagel POS out of office. Crap write in Jessie Jackson. At least Jessie tells better lies.
The problem is, anytime you remind people of the failings of the left wing, they call it an attack or.... being swift boated.
He is not. That was Tom Harkin.
No, new cabinet post Secretary of C*********g.
Hagal was on the trip; knew why Obama didn’t go to the hospital. Obama’s trip to the gym was to play basketball with the troops. McCain’s ad is part of his nagging, tacky ads. His ads need to be positive about him instead of his saying tacky things about Obama which no one believes. He doesn’t sound presidential but little and whiny.
Hey Nebraske, What the hell is wrong with you folks electing then re-electing garbage like Hagel?
I wouldn’t hire that clown to rake leaves.
Good, no great point.
Republican leadership if they had any nads would throw any RINO turds off any prime comity spots.
Course that isn’t going to happen as most Republicans with any power are marginally RINOs too.
Hell look at the standard bearer Juan amnesty McLame.
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