Inhofe: Hagel To Be Held to ‘60-Vote Threshold’

[Purveyor]

Source: Defense News

A senior U.S. Senate Republican says his party intends to force Democratic leaders to come up with 60 votes to confirm Chuck Hagel as U.S. defense secretary.

“We are planning a 60-vote threshold” on the chamber floor later this week, Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., told Defense News on Tuesday morning.

Inhofe and other Senate Republicans oppose Hagel because of his past comments and actions concerning Israel, Iran and the use of U.S. military force. They say he is not suited to become defense secretary.

Senate Republicans have threatened to mount a filibuster once the nomination hits the Senate floor Wednesday or Thursday. The Senate Armed Services Committee will vote on the nomination later Tuesday.

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[JustAnotherGen]

1. They ought to be

Ashamed of themselves but . . . what was that thing we were all hoping would happen in regards to the filibuster? Reid should have struck while the iron is hot.

I betcha these assholes try to stop the Vatican from selecting the next Pope unless they testify to Pope Benedict's whereabouts when President Obama was born. Because they are assholes like that.

[JoeBlowToo]

2. This is the mad scramble to prevent any cuts to the War Department...

They cannot under any circumstances allow a Republican to collude with President Obama on trimming the fat.

[Light House]

3. Thank you Mr. Reid

for the wonderful filibuster reform, see how well your great reform is working?

Why should anyone be surprised that this would happen?
The thugs have no shame at all.

[Purveyor]

9. +1 That's our 'Harry'... eom

[beerandjesus]

11. A gentlemen's agreement is no good

...if you're not dealing with a gentleman!

[AAO]

13. You'd think that would have been obvious to him by now. What a loser!

[Cali_Democrat]

19. But the Republicans gave Harry Reid their word

[Light House]

20. That's right, I forgot.

That makes it all ok in that case.

[TwilightGardener]

4. Is that a filibuster/cloture vote, or is that 60 votes to actually confirm? How could they

change that, since it's been simple majority in the past?

[msanthrope]

5. The former, not the latter. nt

[TwilightGardener]

8. Thanks. Was worried that they somehow were changing the confirmation requirement.

[Botany]

6. Thanks a lot Harry!

You and the other democrats had a chance to stop this crap but no you
got a handshake deal from Mitch McConnell who promised to play nice
from now on.

Chuck Hagel has combat experience, enlisted man experience, intel knowledge,
Pentagon knowledge, private sector experience, Washington D.C. knowledge,
and he is a republican too ...... this is not about Chuck Hagel but about trying
to hurt President Obama.

[eggplant]

10. I'm confused

If we have 60 for confirmation, don't we also have 60 for cloture? Or are some of the confirmation votes GOP that will obstruct until the final vote and then cross over (and thus the discrepancy)?

[AAO]

15. The 60 votes is for cloture - if it gets by that, then 51 votes for confirmation.

[eggplant]

17. got it. that makes sense. thanks! n/t

[AAO]

12. Vile, disgusting man. n/t

[Z_I_Peevey]

23. Inhofe is such an greasy twerp;

I can't stand the sight or sound of him. He's always willing to deliver the worst of the GOP ransom demands.

[myrna minx]

14. Way to go Harry! We have an uphill battle to confirm a *Republican*.

[Zorra]

16. If republicans shoot down Hagel, the Prez should then nominate Dennis Kucinich, and

then Harry and Senate Democrats should ram through a nuke option confirmation.



That would teach republicans a much deserved lesson.

[Purveyor]

18. Wimpy Harry Reid won't do squat when it comes to the 'nuke option'. He man disgusts me to no

end.

[William769]

21. He beats that asshole Republican Homophobic anti-semite Hagel.

[TwilightGardener]

22. LOL.