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Chuck Hagel: Bloomberg RepublicanToward the end of his appearance on yesterday morning’s “Meet the Press,” Chuck Hagel was asked to opine on President Bush’s commutation of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby’s 30-month prison sentence for lying to FBI investigators and to a grand jury.Permalink [Category: Bloomberg, Hagel]“I was disappointed,” the Nebraska Republican said. “It was not the right decision in my opinion.”
Compared to much of the vitriol that has been hurled the President’s way on this subject, Mr. Hagel’s remark may have sounded tepid. But by the standards of the G.O.P. establishment, it is something approaching seditious.
Hagel: No 2008 Plans As IndependentWASHINGTON (AP) -- Don't count on the possibility that Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., might run for president next year as an independent.Permalink [Category: Hagel]In May, Hagel said people might want to consider an independent ticket that paired the senator with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Just last month, Bloomberg quit the GOP and registered as unaffiliated.
Hagel said Sunday he has no intention of leaving the Republican Party. ''That doesn't mean, by the way, that I don't think an independent does not have some renewed possibilities next year,'' he added.
Bloomberg/Hagel or Hagel/Bloomberg?If there's any glamour at all in third party politics, it's at the top of the ticket. You can dream of being a sane, winning Ross Perot. But who wants to be Adm. James Stockdale?Permalink [Category: Bloomberg, Hagel]As the ritual courtship of Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg exploded into the public last week, however, there was an odd lack of attention on the fact that there is distinctly little sizzle to the idea of being No. 2 on an independent ticket.
Hagel Calls for Gonzales to ResignABC News' Z. Byron Wolf Reports: It is becoming hard to keep track of all the Republicans in the Senate who have called for the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, but after Tuesday's stunning testimony by former Deputy AG James Comey, add Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., to the list.Permalink [Category: Hagel]Others, including Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn., have come just short of calling for a resignation.
Hagel, Bloomberg run would assure Dem victory in '08By Peter Bakke, editor ElectaPres.com
Recall the spoilers of presidential elections past?
Dial up 1992 and one can seriously debate whether Bill Clinton could have won the White House without the help of disaffected Republican Ross Perot, who garnered 19 percent of the popular vote - most of which came at the expense of George H. W. Bush, the eventual loser that year to Clinton, the upstart from Hope, Arkansas.
Fast forward to the historic 2000 election. Many believe that Ralph Nader personally placed George W. Bush firmly into the digs at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue by siphoning off just enough votes from Al "I was president for a few minutes" Gore.
Now we have the prospect of an independent run by disaffected Republicans Chuck Hagel and Michael Bloomberg. Such a tag team surely causes physical illness in staunch Republican circles.
Why?
Rest assured that a Hagel/Bloomberg political duet would split the Republican vote and virtually assure a Democratic presidential win in 2008.
Hagel and Bloomberg... would it be a Republican nightmare and a Democratic wet dream? It may not come to pass, but the mere prospect is likely sending shivers of horror and delight through the American political system.
Don't be surprised if Republican leadership, behind the scenes, of course, is fervently dangling some irresistible goodies in front of Hagel to keep him down on the farm. We have an inkling that the vast, right-wing Republican machinery is furiously working to keep Senator Hagel down for the count.
Hagel ‘Not Happy’ With Republican PartyWASHINGTON, May 13 (Bloomberg News) — Senator Chuck Hagel, a Nebraska Republican, said Sunday that his party had “been hijacked by a group of single-minded, almost isolationist insulationists, power-projectors.”Permalink [Category: Hagel]“I am not happy with the Republican Party today,” Mr. Hagel said on “Face the Nation” on CBS. “It has drifted from the party of Eisenhower, of Goldwater, of Reagan, the party that I joined. It isn’t the same party.”
Hagel’s Mentor: “Chuck Did A Great Disservice To Nation”The man who was pivotal to launching Chuck Hagel’s career in politics nearly four decades ago and said he “loved him like a son” told me that the Nebraska senator’s stand on Iraq and suggestion that war opponents impeach President Bush “did a great disservice to the nation.”Permalink [Category: Hagel]In an exclusive interview with me this afternoon, former Republican Rep. (1970-76) John Y. McCollister, who hired the young Hagel for his staff as a freshman congressman in 1970, voiced strong disappointment with the recent actions of his protégé.
“Chuck upset me when he started talking about impeachment,” the 86-year-old McCollister told me from his Omaha (Neb.) home, “That kind of talk [of impeaching President Nixon] destroyed the 93rd Congress in 1973 and made the 94th intolerable in ’74. You don’t throw that kind of impeachment talk around carelessly.”
Hagel Drops A HintRepublican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska hasn't been heard from much since he made a non-announcement in March, declaring that he hadn't yet decided on running for president. But on Sunday's Face The Nation, Hagel not only left the door open for a run, but also signaled that he's not happy with the Republican party and even said he's got a potential running mate in mind.Permalink [Category: Bloomberg, Hagel]Rumors swirled a few weeks ago when Hagel and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg were seen dining together. In an interview with CBS News' Bob Schieffer, Hagel, a vocal critic of the Iraq war, did nothing to dispel such talk. "We didn't make any deals, but I think Mayor Bloomberg is the kind of individual who should seriously think about this," Hagel said. "He is the mayor of one of the greatest cities on earth. He makes that city work. That's what America wants."
Hagel-Bloomberg In '08? You Never KnowThe Republican Party has been "hijacked" and led away from its core values, Chuck Hagel, the Republican Senator from Nebraska, said Sunday on Face The Nation.Permalink [Category: Bloomberg, Hagel]Hagel, who is still considering his options for the 2008 race, left open the possibility of becoming an independent and sharing a ticket with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
"I am not happy with the Republican Party today," Hagel said. "It's been hijacked by a group of single-minded almost isolationists, insulationists, power-projectors."
The private war of Chuck and Tom HagelApril 30, 2007 | In 1968, through a fluke that remains a mystery, Chuck Hagel and his younger brother Tom became the only known American siblings to serve in the same infantry squad in the Vietnam War. The future Republican senator from Nebraska and anti-Iraq war maverick, then 21, fought side by side with his little brother in the steaming jungles of the Mekong Delta. They walked point together, they watched comrades get ripped in half by land mines, and they sent five Purple Hearts home to their mother. They also saved each other's lives.Permalink [Category: Hagel]
"We cannot stay as an occupying force in the Middle East"April 30, 2007 | Nebraska Republican Chuck Hagel, who is otherwise a rock-ribbed red state conservative, has been called a "defector" and "defeatist" for clashing with President Bush on the Patriot Act, warrantless wiretaps and the war in Iraq. Most recently, he has inspired GOP ire by siding with Senate Democrats who want to set a timetable for redeploying troops from Iraq. On Thursday, Hagel again voted with Senate Democrats when they passed the final version of a bill that tied funding for the war with bringing soldiers home. Nebraska's Republican attorney general has said he is seriously considering challenging Hagel in the 2008 Senate primary because many Nebraskans were unhappy with the senator's criticism of the president.Permalink [Category: Hagel, Iraq]
'Before this is over, you might see calls for his impeachment.'A multimedia exploration of Chuck Hagel's historic moment, and what it means for a declining presidency. Read the story. See the videos. Watch history happen.Permalink [Category: George Bush, Hagel, Iraq]
Hagel Warns of Impeachment of PresidentWASHINGTON - Senator Hagel, a Republican of Nebraska who is predicting that President Bush will face calls for impeachment if he ignores Congress on the war, will introduce binding legislation this week to begin the withdrawal of soldiers from Iraq.Speaking on ABC's "This Week," Mr. Hagel said he would introduce a binding resolution this week "focused on redeployment, training and equipment." Mr. Hagel's co-sponsor for the new Iraq resolution is Senator Webb, a Democrat of Virginia who has introduced legislation in the Senate to prevent the president from taking any military action against Iran and who won his election to his first term in the Senate last November by running on an anti-war platform. Mr. Webb, who served in the Reagan administration as the secretary of the Navy, has emerged as a favorite of the Democratic online group, MoveOn.org.
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Hagel: Some See Impeachment As OptionWASHINGTON -- With his go-it-alone approach on Iraq, President Bush is flouting Congress and the public, so angering lawmakers that some consider impeachment an option over his war policy, a senator from Bush's own party (Hagel - Ed.) said Sunday.Permalink [Category: George Bush, Hagel, Iraq]
Hagel Punts Presidential DecisionABC News' David Chalian Reports: After a drumbeat of weekend hype and in one of the more bizarre press conferences of this political cycle, Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), took to the stage in Omaha, NE today and said, "I am here today to announce that my family and I will make an announcement on my political future later this year," in essence punting his decision as to whether or not to enter the presidential race."In making this announcement, I believe there will be political options open to me at a latter date," he added.
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Hagel Puts Off Decision on 2008 BidOMAHA, Neb. - Sen. Chuck Hagel, one of the more forceful Republican voices in opposition to the Iraq war, on Monday put off a decision about a possible presidential bid, saying he wanted to focus on the conflict and other pressing national issues.Permalink [Category: Hagel, Iraq]In an odd twist, the Nebraska senator called a news conference to say he would decide about his political future later this year, saying a late entry into the 2008 race is still possible.
''I want to keep my focus on helping find a responsible way out of this tragedy,'' Hagel said of the Iraq war.
'08 Bid by Hagel Would Test GOPIf Sen. Chuck Hagel launches his presidential campaign on Monday, his candidacy will test whether an anti-war -- and sometimes defiantly anti-Bush -- contender has a viable constituency in the Republican Party.Permalink [Category: Hagel]A bid by the Nebraska Republican would further jolt an unsettled Republican presidential field and a GOP already under siege in the wake of President Bush’s unpopular troop surge plan and a steady drumbeat of other bad news for the administration.
Hagel: 'Twelve Years in Congress Is Enough for Anyone'ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: As Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., prepares to discuss his future plans on Monday, it's worth remembering that he issued an Oct. 23, 1995 document in his initial Senate bid which said: "I support term limits. However, I will not need term limits. Twelve years in Congress is enough for anyone."Permalink [Category: Hagel]Hagel's political team has long described the Nebraska Republican as having three options: running for president, running for re-election, or leaving elective politics altogether. Based on his 1995 statement, Hagel shouldn't really be able to run for re-election, if taken at his word.
Speculation About Hagel Announcement BeginsSpeculation ran rampant today about just what Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) will announce during a planned news conference early next week.Permalink [Category: Hagel]Hagel's options include a bid for the 2008 presidential nomination as either a Republican or an independent, a re-election race to the seat he has held since 1996 or retirement from elected office.
Nebraska Senator to Announce Monday Whether He Will Run for PresidentWASHINGTON, March 7 - Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, who has been one of the fiercest Republican critics of the Iraq war, intends to make clear on Monday whether he will seek his party’s 2008 presidential nomination, a spokesman said Wednesday.Mr. Hagel, 60, has flirted with a White House bid for months. But he has yet to travel this year to early voting states, build an extensive political organization or begin raising money to the degree other candidates have.
10 Questions for Chuck HagelThere's no less likely a hero to liberals than Nebraska's Republican Senator, who toes the party line 90% of the time. But Chuck Hagel, 60, a highly decorated Vietnam veteran, has become one of the most vocal critics in Congress of the Iraq war. He spoke with TIME's Perry Bacon Jr. about opposing President Bush's plan to send 20,000 more troops to Iraq, about whether Iraq will become another Vietnam and about presidential "wannabes."Permalink [Category: Hagel]
Possible 2008 presidential candidate Hagel says not to consider him an anti-war candidate if he runsWASHINGTON: Sen. Chuck Hagel, a possible White House hopeful in 2008, says do not consider him an anti-war candidate if he does run.Permalink [Category: Hagel, Iraq]The Nebraska Republican, a Vietnam veteran, has criticized President George W. Bush's troop increase plan for Iraq as "the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam."
Mavericks Both, but Different Iraq PathsThe New York Times has the story.
The first time Senator John McCain ran for president, few allies were more loyal than Senator Chuck Hagel, a fellow Vietnam veteran and co-chairman of his campaign, whose independent streak ran nearly as thick as Mr. McCain’s.Permalink [Category: Hagel, Iraq, McCain Archive]Even after Mr. McCain lost that race seven years ago, the two friends seemed to revel in rankling the Republican establishment, often infuriating the White House from their side-by-side suites in the Russell Senate Office Building. A photograph in Mr. Hagel’s office shows President Bush standing between the men, his arms slung around their necks.
Below the picture, the president scribbled, “Chuck, is it a rose between two thorns?”
Chuck Hagel is hot - John McCain is notIt's official: Chuck Hagel is the new John McCain, getting the glowing treatment from glam publications such as GQ. And John McCain is the new Bob Dole - and we know what kind of press Dole got. Perhaps I should explain.Permalink [Category: Hagel, McCain Archive]Once upon a time - say, five years ago - the liberal media were infatuated with McCain. Yes, the Republican senator from Arizona was a hard-line conservative on most matters, but he was sufficiently unorthodox on a few issues (campaign finance, global warming, tax cuts) to be newsworthy. In addition, McCain was enough of a George W. Bush basher to keep reporters interested in what he might say next.
Hagel Ponders White House Run As War Criticism Raises His ProfileThe Washington Post has the story.
His Republican colleagues regard him warily. The White House barely speaks to him. He is reviled by his party's conservative base.Looks as though Sen. Chuck Hagel is on a roll.
Both parties have their Iraq war contrarians. For the Democrats, it is Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut, whose steadfast support for President Bush nearly cost him his seat last year and forced him to run as an independent. The Republican version is Hagel, a career maverick from Nebraska and the only GOP senator to call for an end to the war.
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