The Omnipotent One’s nominee for Secretary of Defense made a
total donkey out of himself during Senate confirmation hearings yesterday. Challenged repeatedly by Republican lawmakers
about his past positions on Israel, Iran, Iraq and other issues he would likely
confront as Defense Secretary, Chuck Hagel flatly refused to answer many questions
and evaded others. Hagel at one time had
appeared on the Al Jazeera network and refused to defend Israel against war crimes
accusations while lamenting that the U.S. was “the world’s bully.”
COMMENTS:
There were many moments when Hagel appeared to be confused
or irritated. The more he tried to
evade, the tougher the questioning seemed to get. He spent most of his time modifying or retracting
statements made previously in other venues.
Yet, we all know that the Obama Administration had to vet Hagel
thoroughly before his nomination and were aware of his positions; the fact that
Obama nominated him anyway tells me that Obama subscribes to his anti-Israel
stance and his belief that we are a “bully” nation. Although I can’t see how even the Democrats
could possibly stomach the man or what he stands for, he’ll probably get
confirmed with flying colors by both parties.
That’s the way things have been going in Congress for far too many
years.
TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. Did I hear this correctly? A new Homeland Security video recommends defending
yourself against a mass gun shooter with a pair of scissors? (Ginny ~ Pocatello, ID)
A. And you voted for their boss? Doesn’t it give you comfort to know that this
is the type of nit-witted numbskull-intelligence is in charge of protecting this country against
terrorists? And their parents let them
go out and play?
Q. Do you think the mid-term elections in 2014 will have any
impact on the status quo? (Buck ~
Fresno, CA)
A. Not unless the Republicans can get their house in order. They need to come to grips with the fact that
their base has left the scene in droves, largely due to the high-handed way
they have been doing business at the NRC and NRCC, and they need to accomplish that muy
pronto.
Q. It looks more and more as if Egypt’s Morsi is on his way
out. Could Mubarak make a comeback? (Tiffany ~ Ruidoso, NM)
A. It’ll be a tad difficult; he was declared clinically dead in June. He had two sons, Alaa and Gamal; for either
of them to send up in the saddle would be a long, long shot since they are both
being tried on corruption charges.
TODAY’S QUOTE:
“There is a positive and personal
relationship between the Egyptian people and the Syrian people.” ~ Mohammed Morsi
TODAY’S VIDEO:
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