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TwilightGardener

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1. Paul said the filibuster was to get "more information"--whatever. At least

Reply to Mass (Original post)

Tue Feb 26, 2013, 06:13 PM

Feb 2013

he's being consistent in his confirmation votes, I give him credit for that. Good on the other GOPers who voted for Hagel. What I find striking is that so many R's voted for Kerry, but not for Hagel, who was their colleague for 12 freakin' years, and except for his foreign policy and defense views (which are very close to Kerry's), he was really a true conservative. And not dishonest or a fuck-up. You really have to wonder what went on there.

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4 Republicans voting for Hagel: Cochran(MS), Johanns(NE),Shelby(AL), and Rand Paul (KY) [View all] Mass Feb 2013 OP

Paul said the filibuster was to get "more information"--whatever. At least TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #1

they wanted an empty seat in MA for scott brown to fill La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2013 #5

But not McCain KamaAina Feb 2013 #2

Little Mark Levin is in absolute meltdown mode over the Paul vote for Hagel tonight. It is Purveyor Feb 2013 #3

my guess is he is doing this because of a future presidential run La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2013 #4

Rand Paul? Ruby the Liberal Feb 2013 #6

Rand Paul doesn't surprise me. He probably likes Hagel's foreign policy views compared... phleshdef Feb 2013 #7