Posted on 01/11/2007 11:39:56 AM PST by The South Texan
Excuse the vanity, but Chuck Hagel has really gotten under my skin. You Nebraska Freepers need to get busy and find a well known Republican in that state to run against this Rino in the next GOP Priamry. I am tired of crap like this from this AP story.
"Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel (news, bio, voting record) of Nebraska told Rice the president's plan was "the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam, if it's carried out."
Rice engaged in a tense exchange with Hagel, a Vietnam veteran and longtime critic of Bush's Iraq policy, disputing his characterization of Bush's buildup as an "escalation."
"Putting in 22,000 more troops is not an escalation?" Hagel asked. "I think, senator, escalation is not just a matter of how many numbers you put in."
"Would you call it a decrease?" Hagel asked.
"I would call it, senator, an augmentation that allows the Iraqis to deal with this very serious problem that they have in Baghdad," she said.
Hagel told Rice, "Madame Secretary, Iraqis are killing Iraqis. We are in a civil war. This is sectarian violence out of control."
She disputed that Iraq was in the throes of a civil war. To that, Hagel said, "To sit there and say that, that's just not true."
They have no mentality to understand. They're utter and complete morons.
I don't understand the mentality of these people. They're apparently unwilling to fight a war under any circumstances.
I haven't given any money to the RNC or the Republican Seante Campaign Committee in maybe 10 years. I do, however, contribute to individual candidates. I never wanted any of my money to go to the like of Spectre or Chaffee.
The RNC needs to have an infusion of testosterone. There's a definite lack of gonads throughout the leadership. Not a single one of them has the guts of any one of our troops. IMO, there's not a single politician in DC worthy of licking the boots of our troops. The DC crowd is worthless.
New prosecutors are taught to point to the defendant and say to their face what they did. Because if THEY are not willing to confront the defendant directly, neither will the jurors. The same goes for politics. If republican leaders won't confront the democrats the public will not do it for them.
What's the difference?
"What's the difference?"
LOL Good point.
Maybe just the majority.
Why just target Nebraskans?? FReepers from all 50 states need to buckle down and target ALL RINOs in the House AND Senate for replacement in '08. The status quo isn't good enough and we need strong conservatives who are capable of representing conservative values and standing up to the tactics of the leftists. It isn't just Nebraska, RINOS from all across the country are stinking up the Congress and its time we sent them some air fresheners!!!
Same here, X. I've told them 100 times that I wasn't giving nationally until I saw Republicans with backbone in the Senate.
Unfortunately, I helped Mel Martinez get elected here in Florida. He has done well with most things except immigration. I am tolerating him and sending lots of emails his way.
(BTW, my husband was in the 1st CAV in VN.)
If he was in RVN we're about the same age.
He is 62...was drafted at 23.
Augmentation = Breasts
He was there probably just before I was. I'm 61 but went in after college.
He is an opportunist but a poor and transparent one. best. He probably believes this outrageous statement will make him a player in the nomination race, but no!
So don't screw it up FR.
Jeff Fortunberry for Senate!
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