Chuck Hagel actually said...

As Senator Nunn said in his opening statement--and I have alluded generally to this--the mainstream thinking of most Presidents we have had ...

Well, it is not inconsistent, I don't believe, Senator. But you used the term `could'. That is a pretty important operative word in the repo...

Let me go, and not only did he go, he served with courage on the battlefield.

I just think, am I sad that this is going to be a party-line vote? Yes, I am.