(WEEKLY STANDARD) — Thomas E. Ricks, who is well-sourced in Democratic national security policy circles, says there’s a “50-50” chance Chuck Hagel withdraws from consideration for the secretary of defense job.
Ricks says that Hagel “didn’t do well” in his Senate hearing last week, and didn’t seem “interested in the job.”
“He has the votes, but not much else,” writes Ricks. “His big problem is that no one much wants him running the Pentagon.
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