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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (107639)	8/24/2005 9:29:34 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Alan attacked Senator Hagel by using the post written by Lindy Bill that I have attached here at the bottom to diminish him. Who are his critics to be derisive about whether he is a potential presidential candidate? He acknowledged in August, 2004 that he was considering a run for president. Is leading a powerful committee the only criteria for deciding whether someone is a worthwhile spokesperson? This is someone who received two Purple Hearts and other military honors for his service in Vietnam. I personally think any Republican senator who is brave enough to publicly criticize the war in Iraq is a leader. Leadership has many meanings. One is the courage to take a position unpopular in your own party. But aside from that, as a second term senator, he serves on several very important committees: Chuck Hagel, Nebraska’s senior U.S. Senator, is serving his second term in the United States Senate. Senator Hagel’s duties include membership on four Senate committees: Foreign Relations; Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; Intelligence and Rules. Hagel is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion Subcommittee and the Senate Banking Securities and Investment Subcommittee. Hagel serves as the Chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. hagel.senate.gov To: cnyndwllr who wrote (133616) 8/21/2005 7:54:20 PM From: LindyBill Read Replies (1) of 134269 "Cut and run" is not a realist position. How to Become a Leader Powerline Nebraska's Senator Chuck HAGEL has become a vocal critic of the Iraq war. Today he said that the United States is losing in Iraq, and Iraq is like Vietnam. The Associated Press reports: A leading Republican senator and prospective presidential candidate said Sunday that the war in Iraq has destabilized the Middle East and is looking more like the Vietnam conflict from a generation ago. But wait! What exactly makes Chuck HAGEL a "leading Republican senator"? Not seniority; he is a second-termer. Not any official responsibilities; HAGEL is not a member of the Senate leadership, nor does he chair a Senate committee. Not legislative accomplishment or influence; HAGEL has little noteworthy legislation to his name, and is more often an eccentric voice--e.g., in his call for reinstatement of the draft--than an influence on his fellow Senators. It is hard to escape the conclusion that for the Associated Press, any Republican who attacks the Bush administration and claims that we're losing in Iraq is automatically promoted to "leading Republican senator" status. And "prospective presidential candidate"? Not as a Republican.