You're being awful hard on the boy.
I think we ought to give him a level playing field as he launches his '08 Republican exploratory committee. "The truth will set you free."
Again, Ron Paul is my man. He predicted the mess in Iraq when some folks here were predicting that we were on the verge of a democratic chain reaction in the Middle East, that the Iraq war would "pay for itself," that the insurgency was just a few foreigners taking pot-shots who would soon be quelled, that the MSM would soon have egg on their face on WMD, that the Iraqis were liberty loving (they voted for Shi'ite fundamentalists instead). Remember the famous quagmire alerts? Haven't seen one of those lately.
Chuck Hagel has absolutely zero chance of winning more than one or two primaries under any circumstances. He has finished himself among the base by following the McCain triangulation model to make himself popular with the the Tim Russert's of the world while throwing the Prersident and the rest of the GOP under the bus.
Secondly, not only is he a RINO, he is wrong about Iraq. The worst thing we can do for many reasons is not finish the job
I would not piss on Chuck Hagel if he were on fire. In fact I will spend my money in a way specifically designed to injure any prospects that Hagel might think he has.
I can't stand the f#@king traitor!
PF