GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel: "Arrogant" Bush White House Has "Failed Country"

Posted by GottaLaff , Brave New Films at 5:02 AM on November 30, 2007.

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This post, written by GottaLaff, originally appeared on Cliff Schecter's Brave New Films Blog

Chuck Hagel's not exactly who you'd call a lefty. You can check out his voting record here. But this is what he has to say about the Bush administration:

Sen. Chuck Hagel, a leading Republican lawmaker who has come out against the Iraq war, had some harsh words for the Bush White House Wednesday, calling it "one of the most arrogant" administrations he's ever seen.

Guess whose phone is probably about to be tapped. But I digress:

"I would rate this one the lowest in capacity, in capability, in policy, in consensus -- almost every area, I would give it the lowest grade," Hagel said during an event at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.

Heavens! He sounds just like a U.S. Nobel Laureate!

"I think of this administration, what they could have done after 9/11, what was within their grasp," he said. "Every poll in the world showed 90 percent of the world for us. Iran had some of the first spontaneous demonstrations on the streets of Tehran supporting America."

"There's where they have failed the country," Hagel continued. "They've squandered the time and the opportunity that they had, and the next president is going to take four years to not only dig out from under that."

Someone's not going to be invited to the Big Annual Christmas Party!

Hagel still insists he has no plans to run for president.

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you should have done this yesterday [Report this comment] Posted by: KaptainSpiffy on Nov 30, 2007 8:47 AM Current rating: 4 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] and, you seem to be a dollar short, as well just doing a little ass-covering or political posturing, aren't we mr hagel? [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: you should have done this yesterday Posted by: Sissy » RE: you should have done this yesterday Posted by: surfreality George [Report this comment] Posted by: Moore Hognutz on Nov 30, 2007 9:05 AM Current rating: 4 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] George Who played with a Dangerous Toy, and suffered a Catastrophe of considerable Dimensions When George's Grandmamma was told That George had been as good as gold, She promised in the afternoon To buy him an Immense BALLOON. And so she did; but when it came, It got into the candle flame, And being of a dangerous sort Exploded with a loud report! The lights went out! The windows broke! The room was filled with reeking smoke. And in the darkness shrieks and yells Were mingled with electric bells, And falling masonry and groans, And crunching, as of broken bones, And dreadful shrieks, when, worst of all, The house itself began to fall! It tottered, shuddering to and fro, Then crashed into the street below- Which happened to be Savile Row. When help arrived, among the dead Were Cousin Mary, Little Fred, The Footmen (both of them), the Groom, The man that cleaned the Billiard-Room, The Chaplain, and the Still-Room Maid. And I am dreadfully afraid That Monsieur Champignon, the Chef, Will now be permanently deaf- And both his aides are much the same; While George, who was in part to blame, Received, you will regret to hear, A nasty lump behind the ear. Moral: The moral is that little boys Should not be given dangerous toys. Hilaire Belloc ----- Original Message [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] ONE of the most? [Report this comment] Posted by: gregii on Nov 30, 2007 10:18 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] "...calling it 'one of the most arrogant' administrations he's ever seen." Excuse me Senator - either your quantifier is broken or you're still hedging. But what else can we expect from a Republican politician? I have seen eleven administrations, of which only two are considered arrogant. The Beltway hubris is now so much higher than ever before. Something is wrong with your olfactories too: haven't you noticed the overwhelming odors of arrogance and corruption already wafting around your (congressional) work-place when you came there in 1996? [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Lucky Hagel. [Report this comment] Posted by: eddie torres on Nov 30, 2007 11:01 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Hagel should consider himself lucky if they "lose" his invitation to the GOP's Big Anal Christmas Party because there won't be a more depressing inside-the-beltway event before the 2008 election than the GOP's 2007 Big Anal Christmas Party. There's Larry Craig, off in the corner exchanging "dance step" advice with Trent Lott's chief of staff, while Trent Lott himself is walking around passing out new business cards and saying "Call me... Please?" to anyone who doesn't turn their back. Arlen Specter is talking to Karl Rove: "I'm really sorry about that Senate confirmation waiver provision snafu." Karl Rove is whispering into a lapel mic: "Did you hear that Jeb? Put him on the 'anthrax' list too." Romney, Giuliani, and Tancredo are in a three-way huddle chanting "Torture... Immigrants... 9/11... Repeat..." while John McCain is up at the podium saying "Is this thing on?" into a banana. Huckabee is out front screaming "Can You Hear Me Now?" to Jesus through his cell phone; Fred Thompson is snoozing in a chair near the punch bowl. Yes, it's a season-to-forget at the GOP's Big Anal Christmas Party. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] CHUCK, NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK [Report this comment] Posted by: VZEQICVA on Nov 30, 2007 2:11 PM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] You sound like someone who just got back from the moon. We know what this administration is about. I've had them figured out since they got elected (?). The question is, what do we do about them? ANNA [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Hagel should run for president....... [Report this comment] Posted by: tap17x on Nov 30, 2007 2:25 PM Current rating: 4 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] ..........because it would cause a REAL fight among the Refucklicans, almost guaranteeing that the slightly less evil, compromised, and corrupted Dems would win. At this point that's the best we can hope for. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] much too late [Report this comment] Posted by: blitzmesser on Nov 30, 2007 7:13 PM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Now that the public seems to be aware of our 'leader's' "real qualities", he speaks out to make sure that he will be dealt with kindly in the future. What a hypocrite. Guess whose phone is probably about to be tapped. Why bother? They know that he does not really mean it. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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