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    Hagel said during his speech that it would have been "wrong" for him to endorse McCain despite serious reservations about some of the people McCain had surrounded himself with during the campaign. "John McCain is a very close friend. But John and I, our view of the world -- the wars, foreign policy, the people that John had around him -- I just could not support that" Hagel explained. "You've got to follow your own conviction and conscience. Full Article at The Hill
    John McCain is a very close friend. But John and I, our view of the world -- the wars, foreign policy, the people that John had around him -- I just could not support that
    Chuck Hagel – Chuck Hagel SOURCE: The Hill 1 month ago
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Former Sen. Hagel: GOP being 'irresponsible' on healthcare
  1. You've got to follow your own conviction and conscience. It would have been wrong to do that, for me ... I just couldn't agree with John on a lot of this stuff. And I thought a lot of people around John were dangerous. I didn't want to see them in power.
    SOURCE: The Hill 1 month ago
  2. As some Republican senators have said publicly -- that if we kill Obama on this, and we destroy this, and we defeat his, that will drive a stake through his political heart on this administration ... I just find that about as irresponsible of a thing as I can think of.
    SOURCE: The Hill 1 month ago
  3. I would run as Chuck Hagel. I always have ... If I'd run again, I'd run on my record, and who I am, and that's the way I'd do it.
    SOURCE: The Hill 1 month ago
  4. If your attitude is wrong, if your intention is to use healthcare to destroy the other party, or to destroy the presidency of Barack Obama, then it's very unlikely you're going to find much consensus from people who want to use healthcare
    Chuck Hagel – Chuck Hagel SOURCE: The Hill 1 month ago

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