There's no such thing as too dumb to be the Secretary of Defense.
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Frank J. Fleming (@IMAO_) February 26, 2013That certainly proved true today. The Senate voted on confirming the bumbling and inept buffoon Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense moments ago.
Hagel confirmation vote is at 4:30pmET today. Call your senators and urge them to #BlockHagel. This guy is not qualified to lead. #tcot—
Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) February 26, 2013
Alas, that evidently makes no difference. Incompetent? Well, that’s just par for the course now.
BREAKING: Majority of senators back Chuck Hagel for defense secretary, vote continuing. -MM—
The Associated Press (@AP) February 26, 2013
Senate Confirms Chuck Hagel As The Next Secretary Of Defense—
Sharareh Drury (@ShararehDrury) February 26, 2013
BREAKING: Final #Hagel vote: 58-41—
Matt Mackowiak (@MattMackowiak) February 26, 2013
Sigh.
The reaction was swift and full of disgust.
HIGH FIVE! *holds palm up for Iran* RT @HuffPostPol: Chuck Hagel has enough votes to be confirmed as defense secretary. The vote continues.—
Cuffé (@CuffyMeh) February 26, 2013
Hagel gave the most disastrous confirmation in the history of appointments. That alone should have disqualified.—
LilMissErinGoBragh (@LilMissRightie) February 26, 2013
I, for one, look forward to the brilliant Hagel running herd over the most complex budgeting challenges ever to face the Pentagon.—
Cuffé (@CuffyMeh) February 26, 2013
And I don't trust the judgement of anyone who thinks Chuck Hagel is qualified to be Secretary of Defense.—
AG (@AG_Conservative) February 26, 2013
I say we just go ahead and dump the Senate confirmation process. Hagel looked like a complete incompetent during his hearing & still got in.—
Tommy (@FirstTeamTommy) February 26, 2013
Upon confirmation, Hagel has been instructed to begin prepping a full-scale invasion of Kyrzakhstan.—
Andrew Stiles (@AndrewStilesNRO) February 26, 2013
Indeed. Now we have the Secretary of Dunce John Kerry and his “smart” diplomacy, and the bumbling Zen of Chuck Hagel.
Forward!
Update:
Even most people sympathetic to a more non-interventionist foreign policy understand Hagel is incompetent. So why vote yes?—
AG (@AG_Conservative) February 26, 2013
Can't wait to remind Dems of their Hagel bearhug when he inevitably fucks it up.—
Cuffé (@CuffyMeh) February 26, 2013
Upside to sequester…less money for Hagel to play around with.—
DrewM (@DrewMTips) February 26, 2013
Heh.
41 GOP no votes on Hagel were enough to uphold a filibuster. This is why we can't have nice things. #GOPDelendaEst—
DrewM (@DrewMTips) February 26, 2013
And the roll call. On the cloture vote:
Here's the roll call vote of senators who voted to end debate on the Hagel nomination, clearing the way for his… fb.me/1VfDqSNlU—
Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) February 26, 2013
Hagel Roll Call Vote senate.gov/legislative/LI… Let them know how you feel about it. Stand up. Be heard. #tcot #ctot #Hagel—
Chad Yarbrough (@yardism) February 26, 2013
And on the confirmation vote:
The Senate confirmed Chuck #Hagel to be secretary of Defense by a vote of 58-41.—
Roll Call (@rollcall) February 26, 2013
Senate Roll Call Vote On Hagel Nomination: senate.gov/legislative/LI…—
Brian Frederick (@bfred34) February 26, 2013
Complete roll call for Chuck Hagel nomination: Rubio votes "Nay." Rand Paul votes "Aye." tmblr.co/ZJltTxf49ZTg—
Poor Richard (@poor_richard) February 26, 2013
Four GOP senators who voted to confirm Hagel… Thad Cochran (Miss.), Mike Johanns (Neb.), Richard C. Shelby (Ala.) and Rand Paul (Ky.).—
Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) February 26, 2013
@SenRandPaul voted "Yes" on Hagel because he says "the president gets to choose political appointees."—
Lauren Michelle Fox (@FoxReports) February 26, 2013
Whether it's the Christie decision on Medicaid or Paul's vote on Hagel, these things are predictable if you don't idolize politicians.—
AG (@AG_Conservative) February 26, 2013
Press secretary Carney tweets:
Senate confirmation of decorated war vet Chuck Hagel to be the next Secretary of Defense is great news for our men & women in uniform.—
Jay Carney (EOP) (@PressSec) February 26, 2013
Twitter users take him to task.
@PressSec could you even type this without that silly smirk you get when you are full of shit?—
Erik (@CorpObvious) February 26, 2013
@PressSec Not so good for our friends in Israel. #Hagel—
LL1885 (@LadyLiberty1885) February 26, 2013
But not so great for Jews or freedom, huh @PressSec ?—
Slim Pickens (@Mattie96) February 26, 2013
RT @Tark31: What exactly is good about it for our men and women in uniform, @presssec?—
Redness (@mchastain81) February 26, 2013
.@PressSec Great news for our men & women in uniform, as Hagel cuts them out of the military?—
(@Rschrim) February 26, 2013
It’s to be expected from an administration that uses our men and women in uniform as props.
Update: Post has been corrected to clarify the two votes: Cloture and final vote on confirmation.
