Rick Santorum to Oppose the Chuck Hagel Nomination

Former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel, who happens to be President Obama's choice for Defense Secretary to replace Leon Panetta, has a foe, in the name of Rick Santorum. The former senator from Pennsylvania who happened to be a 2012 GOP presidential candidate, says that he will oppose the nomination.
The question here is just why would he not support a Republican to serve in the Obama Cabinet? I could understand why some Democrats are questioning why Obama isn't selecting a person from his own party for the Secretary of Defense job, but for Rick Santorum to oppose a Republican in the Cabinet is beyond my reasoning. It's hard to figure out what goes on in a radical mind such as Rick Santorum. I credit him for a big part in destroying the Republican chances to defeat President Obama in 2012. But he is like a sore throat that never goes away or better yet, a cancer that is terminal.His only ability is to destroy others.  One thing is for sure, it's nice to know that he will never ever get the nomination of his own party for President in the future. There are better candidates in the wings for the 2016 GOP ticket, and here you see that a guy that his own party will never nominate  for president talk down other people in his party, maybe because he's just a sore looser and just a disgusting person.  Also, it is now known that the pro-Santorum advocacy group called 'Patriot Voices' will start with on-line ads to oppose the nomination, Rick's only medium to distort the truth. Yes, Hagel is receiving criticism for his perceived lack of support for Israel in the past from both parties, but will their lack of support hold back the nomination of Hagel? I hardly doubt it. I'm sure that Hagel will support President Obama's stance on Israel. I'm sure that would be one condition of the job and since he has accepted the nomination and will fight for the job, it only stands to reason that he will support President Obama's beliefs on Israel.
Instead of questioning Chuck Hagel, now lets look at the reputation of a guy by the name of Rick Santorum.
Yes, Santorum actually did serve with Hagel in the Senate for at least 10 years, a member of the Armed Services Committee, but what are Santorums position on things? Does anyone care at this point? Why even waste time on the reputation of a person who is just irrelevant today in politics!

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U.S. Secretary of State Nominations, Present and Past

Another Republican, Chuck Hagel, is now nominated by a Democratic President Barack Obama to be the Defense Secretary. He is to succeed Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. He may have a difficult time going through the confirmation hearings, but another man, up for a higher political office is John Kerry. John Kerry, Democrat from Massachusetts  will replace Hilary Clinton as Secretary of State. Prior to Hilary since 1898, there were 30 prior Secretary's of State...John Kerry will become the 68th Secretary of State when his nomination is confirmed by Congress.

Today, another choice by President Barack Obama for CIA Director is John Brennan who is presently serving as Homeland's National Security Advisor...

68. John Kerry (2013-)

67. Hillary Rodham Clinton (2009-2013) (see also Secretary Clinton's site) 
      President served - Barack Obama
66. Condoleezza Rice (2005-2009) (see also former Secretary Rice's Archive site)
      President Served - George W. Bush
65. Colin Luther Powell (2001-2005) (see also former Secretary Powell's Archive site)
      President Served - George W. Bush
64. Madeleine Korbel Albright (1997-2001) (see also former Secretary Albright's Archive site)
      President Served - Bill Clinton
63. Warren Minor Christopher (1993-1997)
      President Served - Bill Clinton
62. Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger (1992-1993)
      President Served - George H.W. Bush
61. James Addison Baker (1989-1992)
      President Served - George H.W. Bush   
60. George Pratt Shultz (1982-1989)
      President Served - Ronald Reagan
59. Alexander Meigs Haig (1981-1982)
      President Served - Ronald Reagan
58. Edmund Sixtus Muskie (1980-1981)
      President Served - Jimmy Carter
57. Cyrus Roberts Vance (1977-1980)
      President Served - Jimmy Carter
56. Dr. Henry Kissinger - (1973-1977)
      Presidents Served - Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford
55. William Pierce Rogers (1969-1973)
      President Served - Richard Nixon
54. David Dean Rusk (1961-1969)
      Presidents Served - John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson
53. Christian Archibald Herter (1959-1961)
      President Served - Dwight Eisenhower
52. John Foster Dulles (1953-1959)
      President Served - Dwight Eisenhower
51. Dean Acheson (1949-1953)
      President Served  Harry S. Truman
50. George Catlett Marshall (1947-1949)
      President Served - Harry S. Truman
49. James Francis Byrnes (1945-1947)
48. Edward Reilly Stettinius (1944-1945)
47. Cordell Hull (1933-1944)
46. Henry Lewis Stimson (1929-1933)
45. Frank Billings Kellogg (1925-1929)
44. Charles Evans Hughes (1921-1925)
43. Bainbridge Colby (1920-1921)
42. Robert Lansing (1915-1920)
41. William Jennings Bryan (1913-1915)
40. Philander Chase Knox (1909-1913)
39. Robert Bacon (1909-1909)
38. Elihu Root (1905-1909)
37. John Milton Hay (1898-1905)

 So what does the Secretary of State do on the job? The Secretary of State travels to all corners of the world to perform the job. The duties as Secretary include acting as the President's representative at all international forums; negotiating treaties and other international agreements, and conducting everyday, face-to-face diplomacy.

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