Report: Chuck Hagel not at 60 to confirm.

Just at rumor level at this point:

Senate aide confirms, at this juncture, Reid doesn’t have the 60 votes to move Hagel

— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) February 14, 2013

…and do not get your hopes up. But this is apparently turning into a somewhat higher expenditure of political capital than Barack Obama originally envisioned. Such a shame.

4 thoughts on “Report: Chuck Hagel not at 60 to confirm.”

Herp McDerp says:

February 14, 2013 at 1:19 pm

My heart, it bleeds.
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acat says:

February 14, 2013 at 3:55 pm

One wonders what kind of capital Obama has available….
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One hopes the GOP realize it is of low quality, and demand a *lot*… and up front delivery…
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Mew
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