Hagel seen as not up to the job at DOD
It appears that Ted Cruz was right in his opposition to Hagel's nomination.
Should Republicans go ahead and add Supreme Court Justices to head off Democrats
Washington Post: Some Democrats eye adding more justices to the Supreme Court to change its ideological bent The once-remote idea has gained the attention of liberals angered by the GOP push to remake the federal courts. Probably the easy way to defeat this court-packing scheme is for Trump to propose doing the same thing now. It would lead to Democrat denunciations and claims that it would be wrong, thereby blowing up any attempt by them in the unfortunate event of Democrats winning a presidential election.
Congressman Les Aspin, who made a successful career out of criticizing the DoD, resigned after little more than a year as Clinton's SECDEF. He admitted that he did not have the administrative skills to actually do, rather than just complain. The reports at the time indicated it really was his decision, though Clinton went along. Since the initial reports are always carefully orchestrated leaks, it will be interesting to find out what really happened with Hagel.
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