Hagel seen as not up to the job at DOD
It appears that Ted Cruz was right in his opposition to Hagel's nomination.
Vote against Democrat boondoggle 'stimulus'
James Freeman: President Obama's $825 billion (and counting) "stimulus" is steamrolling through Congress. One group of conservative Republicans is betting that it will only worsen the country's economic plight. That's where the House Republican Study Committee comes in. "No Trillion Dollar Spending Spree" is the message from this conservative caucus. Led by its new chairman, Rep. Tom Price of Georgia, the RSC now counts more than 100 House Republicans among its members. Mr. Price calls the Democrats' proposal "the non-stimulus plan" and says it "simply won't work" because it offers no market incentives to create jobs. What the plan does offer are multibillion-dollar gifts to state governments, teachers unions, and the environmental lobby, with such gems as a $6 billion program to "weatherize modest-income homes." In contrast, Mr. Price and company have drawn up their own plan, the "Economic Recovery and Middle...
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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