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DemocratSinceBirth

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9. My "World View" Was Probably Cemented In Junior High School

Reply to TwilightGardener (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 24, 2012, 01:11 PM

Dec 2012

I always have been philosophically liberal, operationally pragmatic, and my demeanor is somewhere in the middle.

Hagel obviously said it to placate his constituents and colleagues at the time. He owns it. But I believe in second chances. However, just saying you disown something you said or did because it's of benefit to you now to disown isn't enough.

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Do You Think President Obama Should Expend Political Capital To Advance Chuck Hagel's Nomination [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2012 OP

I guess if he wanted to ruin Hagel, nominating him was a good idea. TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #1

Couuldn't President Obama Find A Republican Who Wasn't Homophobic?/nt DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2012 #2

I doubt there's any conservative Repub who wouldn't TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #4

I Wasn't Making Homophobic Comments Fifteen Years Ago. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2012 #5

I haven't always been as open-minded about DADT and TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #8

My "World View" Was Probably Cemented In Junior High School DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2012 #9

I went to Catholic school, from a devout Catholic family. TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #10

Most Of The Catholics I Have Known Have Been Pretty Socially Liberal And Liberal In General DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2012 #12

In matters of abortion, women's rights, gay rights, the Church TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #14

Hagel was well beyond that dsc Dec 2012 #15

Yes, that was very wrong. Having lived in Nebraska for TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #16

Yes. Otherwise, he's let the Repubs tell him TWICE who he can nominate. Makes him look weak. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #3

Yeah. Ridiculous, because no one hates gays and Jews after all, especially not Republicans! Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #11

Not Hagel. No way. He made a statement 14 years ago.... Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #17

i thought the idea behind nominating someone from the other party was to GAIN political capital. unblock Dec 2012 #6

I don't think the fact that Hagel is an R has any bearing TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #7

He will, if he nominates the people he wants. If he lets the Republicans tell him who to nominate, Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #18

If he wants Hagel, just like he wanted Kerry, he should have him. Little Star Dec 2012 #13

Stick by Hagel quinnox Dec 2012 #19