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Chuck Hagel once seemed a widely respected former GOP senator and emerging thought leader on defense and national security issues who would cruise through the confirmation process if tapped for a Cabinet post. That’s no longer the case, and some senators say the Obama White House is dropping the ball.

When Susan Rice withdrew from consideration to be secretary of state on Dec. 13, the conventional wisdom in Washington political and national security circles was the move would pave the way for Hagel to become defense secretary. Insiders were nearly certain late that Rice’s exit would clear the way for Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., to be tapped as the next secretary of state. That would take the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman out of the defense secretary race and open the door for Hagel to join President Obama’s Cabinet.

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My Comment: The vetting process is always difficult .... and politics is always involved .... having said that .... I do not see any differences with how this administration is approaching the appointment of people to key positions to how past administrations appointed their key personnel..