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Will a Former Mississippi Resident Become First Lady?

Here is an nice article in the Clarion Ledger about Mrs. Hagel. Check it out.

7 GOP Senators Back War Debate

Here is a Washington Post article discussing the issue of the votes in the Senate on debate as well as the letter sent to the Senate leadership by the seven GOP Senators. An interesting note in this article is that Gen. Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff states "There's no doubt in my mind that the dialogue here in Washington strengthens our democracy. Period," He added that potential enemies may take some comfort from the rancor but said they "don't have a clue how democracy works." Check it out.

Hagel: Debate This War

Senator Hagel, along with several other Republican Senators have stated that these war resolutions should be debated, or else they are threatening to shut down the Senate. Check it out.

Confused?

Has anybody truly figured what happened in the Senate this week? What were Republicans and Democrats truly arguing about? Anyways, there is now some clarification on the subject. The Washington Note has obtained an article written by several Senators, including Hagel, discussing their anger with the entire situation. Click here to read.

Understand that their are three opposing forces in this issue. The White House is trying to pull every parliamentary procedural trick known to man to keep this resolution from passing. Senators Lott and McConnell will do whatever it takes to assist. The Democrats can't see the forest for the trees and are afraid to put up a fight, instead trying to close the debate as quickly as possible because they want to appear to be the ones who are leading the fight against the President. With more debate, everyone will realize that this is a Republican/Bipartisan assault on the White House plan, not Democrats fighting Republicans. The bottom line is this, when these issues are fought the way they are being fought, the American people lose.

Hagel and Webb: Two Profiles in Courage

Here is an article that is a few days old, but it is one that is a must read.

Hagel and McCain Spar of Iraq Policy

Brian Knowlton at the New York Times worte an interesting article about Hagel and McCain's differing points of view on Iraq. It also highlights the rhetoric between the two men. This is a good read to check out.