On Thursday morning, GOP Sen. Jim Inhofe pulled no punches while laying out his opposition to Chuck Hagel’s nomination for Secretary of Defense.
right off the bat, Inhofe hammers Hagel's "record as deeply troubling and out of the mainstream…"
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 31, 2013
Inhofe on Hagel: "He is willing to subscribe to a worldview that is predicated on appeasing our adversaries while shunning our friends."
— Kevin Baron (@DefenseBaron) January 31, 2013
"Why does the Iranian foreign ministry so strongly support your nomination?" -Inhofe to #Hagel
— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) January 31, 2013
Tell us what you really think, joked CNN’s Jake Tapper, prompting a perfect reply from Inhofe’s press office.
Done. @JakeTapper: i wish Inhofe would say what he really thinks
— Inhofe Press Office (@InhofePress) January 31, 2013
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