[Verginius Rufus]

Hagel was one of those interviewed in 2000 when GWB was deciding on a running mate. He may never have gotten over not being selected, because he always seemed critical of GWB after that.

Hagel's confirmation hearings before he became Secretary of Defense confirmed GWB's good judgment in not picking Hagel.

[Theodore R.]

The late Eugene J. McCarthy was said to have felt the same way after LBJ passed him up for fellow MN liberal HHH.