[eric_da_grate]

Hagel is surely a surprise to Nebraskans, too. Or maybe Hagel actually is representing the the point of view of his constituents back home!

Wow. Who would've thought that 'MOVEON' politics could've won over Nebraska?...Did I miss a meeting?

[El Gato]

Or maybe Hagel actually is representing the the point of view of his constituents back home!

Doesn't seem likely. Farmers don't like *any* politicians much. The city folks, well over half the population, are still very "country" oriented, with many folks having Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, etc still on the farm. And they cherish that. I do, and I haven't lived there for 30 years (well in about 2 months it will be 30 years. Time flies).

Just last month I traveled there for my Father-In-Law's funeral. The after funeral luncheon was held in the VFW hall. That hall is full of flags, maybe a hundred maybe two hundred, burial flags, many with the rounds from their final salute in with the flag. My father-in-law's is probably there now. His oldest grandson was one of the two soldiers to fold that flag and hand it to my mother-in-law.

It wasn't just the WW-II generation that was in awe of those flags.

No I doubt the folks, at least in that town/city appreciate Hagel's current antics much.

But OTOH, they aren't overjoyed at the slow pace of the war either.