Rand Paul votes YEA on Confirming Hagel

[No Free Beer]

LOL yeah probably.

I'm already seeing a bunch of "conservatives" attacking Rand for this on twitter etc

Can't believe how people write people off over one vote one way or another, this goes for both sides.

It depresses me.

It's the media being the media.

With this type of attitude, our country is going down the drain. Both sides have gotten so polarized that they're not letting their politicians do their jobs anymore.

 

[KingNothing]

Per procedure and law, Rand did the right thing. This is totally consistent with his M.O. in Washington. Good for him for sticking to this.

 

[klamath]

Not according to history.

By all history Obama should have lost.

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

I'm already seeing a bunch of "conservatives" attacking Rand for this on twitter etc

Internet noise is just noise. If you believed it, you'd have thought Ron Paul would win in a landslide in 2008, that 'Snakes on a Plane' would be a blockbuster success and that Rand Paul was toast over his Civil Rights comments on Maddow's show in May 2010.

 

[thoughtomator]

That's going to hurt his nomination chances.

Such a shame.

Some perspective, please. In the rogue's gallery of the Obama administration, Hagel doesn't even make the second team.

 

[ronpaulfollower999]

This was an idiotic vote on Rand's part.

I didn't think you'd ever question Rand. Honestly, I see why he made the vote.

 

[anaconda]

This will not "hurt" Rand Paul one iota.

 

[ronpaulfollower999]

I think it's pretty clear that Beck's support of Rand will end effective tomorrow.

Damn. Guess I'll change my avatar now that Beckfest is over.

 

[ronpaulfollower999]

He will have Rand on tomorrow and Rand will say, "listen, I don't agree with Hagel, I wanted to see more info on him, but I do think the President, more or less, should have power to pick his cabinet members." And everything will get cleared.

Bingo. Rand has basically said, to the ire of Limbaugh, that he'll let Obama fall on his own sword.

 

[ronpaulfollower999]

Rand Paul: Obama has prerogative on appointees

 

[Brian4Liberty]

The conservatives will make this vote will known and refer back to it often.

You mean the Israel before USA crowd.

Oh my God...

You listen to Levin?

"I was told that I could listen to the radio at a reasonable volume from nine to five..."

4 GOP ayes did not seal the deal. It was sealed when cloture was invoked this morning with what, 17 Republicans. And Rand was not one of them.

Yep. Who were those 17? That sealed the deal, not the final vote.

 

[FrankRep]

Another Beck-stabbing?

Rand Paul shot himself in the foot. Glenn Beck has every right to denounce him.

 

[pcosmar]

Rand Paul shot himself in the foot. Glenn Beck has every right to denounce him.

Glenn Beck is a damn fool and so is anyone that listens to him.

btw,, Israel is back to beating the War Drums,, and Gas prices are climbing again.
Will go through the roof when they actually Attack Iran.


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[FrankRep]

Okay, I'm done complaining about it. These are the cards we are dealt.

I'm willing to fight the uphill battle against Rand's new opposition.

 

[Giuliani was there on 911]

I don't think I've ever seen Hagel say Israel is a terrorist apartheid state (the truth).
I don't think I've ever seen Hagel say Israel should stop building illegal settlements.
I don't think I've ever seen Hagel say Israel shouldn't use white phosphorus chemical weapons on Gazan civilians.
I don't think I've ever seen Hagel say Israel should stop illegally occupying Syrian and Lebanese land.
I don't think I've ever seen Hagel say we should cut foreign aid to Israel.

Hagel isn't anti-Israel at all. He's not not pro-Israel enough for some.

just being neutral makes you anti-israel by default

 

[cajuncocoa]

Rand took a principled stand tonight and people are freaking out. Good grief.

 

[EBounding]

When people notice that Israel still hasn't fallen into the sea 3 years from now, they won't really care about this and will want a Republican that can win.

 

[doremedia]

I am glad Rand Paul voted for Hagel and stood up to AIPAC. I do see conservatives I know writing him off...but hopefully he gained some libertarians he lost.

 

[AuH20]

This isn't a big deal. Relax.

 

[AuH20]

Go ahead and read what Glenn Beck's crows is saying.

Not good.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/02/26/hagel-confirmed-as-defense-secretary-by-u-s-senate/

Those people have lost their mnds. Hagel is a subpar choice but what do you expect him to do??