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The following is from a Facebook post from a neoconservative-oriented acquaintance about the Hagel nomination. Nicely summarizes what this whole drama is about …

Ok, liberal friends who voted for Obama. What do you think of his decision to name Chuck Hagel — with an “A” rating from the NRA, who voted to ban abortions on military bases, who Barney Frank called “aggressively bigoted” and “voted consistently against fairness for LGBT people” — as secretary of defense? Happy?

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