Posts Tagged: Hagel nomination
Senator Vitter Raises Questions in Letter to Chuck Hagel
The Weekly Standard - The Weekly Standard previously noted Senator David Vitter's offense at Chuck Hagel's "suggestion that my support of Israel is somehow...
Obama’s Call for “Peace in Our Time”: Some Aids to Reflection
In the context of his usual call for "engagement" (rather than war) with nations who harbor "suspicion and fear" of America, President Obama in his...
Christians United for Israel Will Lobby Every Single Senator Against Hagel
Breitbart - Christians United for Israel (CUFI), which describes itself as "the largest pro-Israel organization in the United States and one of the leading Christian...
DC Jews React to Obama Inauguration, Honor MLK with Volunteer Work
Monday's 57th Presidential Inauguration officially sent off Barack Obama into a second term as America's 44th President and the country's first African American commander in...
Hagel Performs Poorly in Accidental Press Conference
Politico - Chuck Hagel wandered into the lion's den Tuesday. Except for a single unusual interview with a home state newspaper, the former Republican...
What Do John Kerry, Chuck Hagel, and John Brennan Have in Common?
President Obama spent his first term pushing from power long-standing Arab allies in Egypt and Tunisia; seeking to engage the now blood-soaked Syrian dictator Bashar...
Senator Jim Inhofe Announces Opposition to Hagel Appointment
Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) announced that he would not back Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel Tuesday, after the two met to discuss his positions...
The Hagel Nomination and Monty Python
The furor that has surrounded the nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel to be President Obama's Secretary of Defense has shed a searing light on...
Opinion: Hagel Nomination Sends Chilling Signal About Obama’s Second Term
In light of the opposition generated when former senator Chuck Hagel's candidacy for defense secretary was initially mooted, most analysts predicted - mistakenly ...
Senator Blumenthal: I Think Hagel Will Be Confirmed
Politico - Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said on Sunday he believes former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) will be confirmed by the Senate as secretary of...
Does Chuck Hagel Have Enough Friends in the Senate?
Politico - Chuck Hagel probably never thought he'd have to win a popularity contest in the Senate. Maybe that's why he wasn't terribly careful about whom...
“Some of My Best Friends are Antisemites”: Obama Nominates Hagel
"Europe's leaders—and all leaders—should strongly oppose antisemitism, which poisons public debates over the future of the Middle East." -President George W....
Why I am Paranoid About Chuck Hagel
We Jews are paranoid about our survival as a people; sometime even the term paranoid is too weak. But can anyone seriously blame us...
Hageltopia: Hagel and His Original Ideas About the “Jewish Lobby”
There were plenty of good candidates to pick from for the post of next U.S. Secretary of Defense. For President Barack Obama, Chuck Hagel...