WASHINGTON- Senate Republicans have forced Leon Panetta to remain in the job he is eager to give up. They did that by delaying a confirmation vote on Chuck Hagel as defense secretary.
But they also have given the White House an opening to cast the GOP as obstructing President Barack Obama’s assembly of a second-term national security team.
On Thursday, Senate Republicans temporarily blocked a Hagel confirmation vote.
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They'll hem & haw but Chuck is in,we have gutless republicans.Someone should tell crazy Harry that Penetta stays until we get a new SOD.Dickless Harry should remember when the democraps did the same thing.