04/24/2018
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"This nomination is doomed."
"It's dangerous. The secretary of defense is involved in every issue of national security."
"Much as we might be sympathetic to people with continuing alcohol problems, they shouldn't be at the top of our national-security structure."
"Literally life-and-death issues are in the hands of the secretary of defense, and entrusting these kinds of issues to someone who might be incapacitated for any reason is a risk we cannot take."