Archive for 'Chuck Hagel'

Sunday, July 8th, 2007

In A Move Guaranteed To Have Some Impact On 2008…

…provided the definition of some is ‘none’, Chuck Hagel is dropping out, kind of:
Don’t count on the possibility that Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., might run for president next year as an independent.
In May, Hagel said people might want to consider an independent ticket that paired the senator with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Just […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Chuck Hagel, 2008 News, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

Milbank On The Hagel Non-Announcement

Yep, it was truly bizarre:
The 19th-century German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a giant in the field of logic. The 21st-century philosopher Chuck Hagel? Not so much.
The Republican senator from Nebraska, flirting with a 2008 presidential run, scheduled “an announcement on my political future” for yesterday morning in Omaha. Media types flew in from […]

No Comments » - Posted in Chuck Hagel, Republican Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Monday, March 12th, 2007

Paul To Announce, Hagel Plays It Coy

We have big 2008 news, if you define ‘big’ to mean news involving candidates that have a slightly worse chance than a snowball in Hell of being elected.  First up, Ron Paul:
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, a fierce critic of the Iraq war, formally will declare his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination Monday when he […]

7 Comments » - Posted in Chuck Hagel, 2008 News, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

Removing Hagel’s Halo

Mickey Kaus, doing what he does best:
Why, exactly, is Sen. Chuck Hagel showing “courage” in conspicuously denouncing the Iraq War now that virtually the entire American establishment has reached that same conclusion–now that Hagel is virtually assured of getting hero treatment from Brian Williams and Tim Russert and long favorable profiles in the newsweeklies? .
OK, […]

No Comments » - Posted in Chuck Hagel, POTUS, Iraq, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Friday, January 26th, 2007

Hagel 2008?

Does this man really have a chance?
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 […]

6 Comments » - Posted in Chuck Hagel, Iraq, 2008 News, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, March 14th, 2006

An Update On That Straw Poll

Well, we’ve always known Decision ‘08ers are a breed apart - but a poll like this really shows it! Of the 55 votes the GOPBloggers straw poll has received from this website to this point, Rudy G. is the most favorably looked-upon candidate by a good margin, with McCain second, and Huckabee, Romney, and […]

9 Comments » - Posted in George Allen, Newt Gingrich, Bill Frist, Chuck Hagel, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, 2008 Polls, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Monday, January 23rd, 2006

The Most and Least Wanted Candidates

John Hawkins at Right Wing News polled 200+ bloggers (but not yours truly - should I be insulted?) on their most and least wanted 2008 Republican nominees. You can see the results here, but since I wasn’t asked, I’ll share my thoughts on the question (shrewd readers will notice I’m adopting the John Kerry […]

8 Comments » - Posted in Mark Sanford, Newt Gingrich, Bill Frist, Chuck Hagel, Condoleezza Rice, Mike Huckabee, Republican Candidates, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Elephants, Election 2008 by Mark

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Saturday, November 5th, 2005

Is McCain Too Old?

Bob Novak reports that a recent McCain fundraiser in NYC was not enthusiastically attended:
Sen. John McCain, a potential 2008 Republican presidential candidate, has gotten a tepid response to a New York City fund-raiser Monday for his “Straight Talk America” political action committee.
McCain signed a Sept. 27 letter announcing his appearance at the St. Regis […]

11 Comments » - Posted in Chuck Hagel, John McCain, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Friday, September 16th, 2005

Some 2008 News

Pretty good 2008 preview on some selected candidates at the end of NBC’s First Read today. Here’s a peak at a couple:
Chuck Hagel (R-NE): “We’re a long way from that decision,” Hagel told The Hill in June. Asked if he had the backing of social conservatives, Hagel said, “I’m not worried about that… […]

7 Comments » - Posted in Chuck Hagel, John Kerry, 2008 News, Republican Candidates, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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