exactly. who put mike mccain in charge of determining chuck hagel s fate. minority leader mitch mcconnell has deputized senator john mccain as the weather vane by which to judge when republicans should yield on the filibuster. that might be a confounding decision since john mccain seems to drift from one position to another. sometimes in a matter of hours. on sunday mccain had this to say about the prospect of a filibuster against hagel. let s watch. we ve never filibustered a presidential cabinet appointee, and i don t think we should start here. well, on monday, which is a day later of course, mccain was urging his colleagues on the armed services committee to vote on hagel s nomination saying, i believe he has fulfilled the rigorous requirements that the committee demands, and by the next day, tuesday, he rebuked ted cruz for his harsh critique of hagel, which i agree with. mr. hagel is an honorable man. he has served his country, and no one on this committee at any time s
decision since john mccain seems to drift from one position to another. sometimes in a matter of hours. on sunday mccain had this to say about the prospect of a filibuster against hagel. let s watch. we ve never filibustered a presidential cabinet appointee, and i don t think we should start here. well, on monday, which is a day later of course, mccain was urging his colleagues on the armed services committee to vote on hagel s nomination saying, i believe he has fulfilled the rigorous requirements that the committee demands, and by the next day, tuesday, he rebuked ted cruz for his harsh critique of hagel, which i agree with. mr. hagel is an honorable man. he has served his country, and no one on this committee at any time should impugn his character or his integrity. we re going to show some of cruz s mccarthyite statements in the next segment. tuesday night, hours matter, mccain introduced a new wrinkle with senators graham and ayotte.
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