>>He is anti-abortion. Many of his beliefs differ from mine. By categorization I am supposed to be against him. But I like his candor. That's the same thing I like about John McCain and Olympia Snowe. I wish we had more elected politicians who just said what they think, regardless of which side of the aisle they are on.
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>Here is an excerpt on Hagel from the web.
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>"...Take Operation Vanguard, intended as a kinder, gentler means of enforcing the ban on hiring illegal aliens. This initiative, launched in late 1998, focused on all the meat-packing plants in Nebraska (instead of raiding one and letting the others benefit from the disruption of their competitor). Rather than breaking in the doors, the INS simply subpoenaed the companies' personnel records, which they took back to the office and verified. The INS then asked to interview those employees who appeared to be unauthorized — and the illegals ran off. The procedure was remarkably successful, and was meant to be repeated every two or three months until the plants were weaned from their dependence on illegal labor.
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>But it was never repeated. Gov. Mike Johanns organized a task force to oppose the operation; the meat packers and the ranchers hired former Gov. Ben Nelson to lobby on their behalf; and, in Washington, Sen. Chuck Hagel made it his mission in life to pressure the Justice Department to stop. They succeeded, the operation was ended, and the senior INS official who had thought it up in the first place was forced into early retirement."
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>http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:fEXeWBhSNA0J:www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1584497/posts+chuck+hagel+immigrants+meat+packers&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3
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>Hagel is just another slick politician who will blow with the winds of the rich and powerful. ILLEGAL aliens should be deported. Legal aliens should be embraced.
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Just ran across this one ---

"The good news is that Congress is cracking down on illegal immigration. The bads news is a head of lettuce will now cost $300." --Jay Leno