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January 7, 2013

Chuck Hagel's Biggest Problem: He's Like President Obama

By Sheila Samples

By nominating Chuck Hagel to be his Defense secretary, President Obama is putting forward an aloof contrarian who doesn't suffer fools--a striving politician who considers himself above politics. Hagel's intellectual arrogance angers party colleagues, raising suspicions about what he really stands for, as well as doubts about whether he's a team player. In other words, Obama has picked a man very much like himself. Hagel is Obama in a GOP jersey.

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By nominating Chuck Hagel to be his Defense secretary, President Obama is putting forward an aloof contrarian who doesn't suffer fools--a striving politician who considers himself above politics. Hagel's intellectual arrogance angers party colleagues, raising suspicions about what he really stands for, as well as doubts about whether he's a team player. In other words, Obama has picked a man very much like himself. Hagel is Obama in a GOP jersey.

Authors Website: http://sheilastuff.blogspot.com

Authors Bio:

Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.


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