Republicans demonstrate their dedication to obstructionism by blocking confirmation of President Obama's choice for Secretary of Defense. Only two Republicans refuse to go along.

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John McCain's vicious interrogation of his old friend Chuck Hagel yesterday, had NOTHING to do with Chuck Hagel, and EVERYTHING to do with the man who nominated him for Secretary of Defense.

Courtesy of The American Prospect : At any rate, what happened yesterday wasn’t about Hagel at all. It wasn’t even about the Iraq War’s 2007...