Chuck Hagel on ABC

Talking about the Republican campaign: ABC's This Week show today (you can download the audio here or subscribe to their podcasts here) had an interesting interview with Republican Senator Chuck Hagel from Nebraska, who was not at all eager to take the administration's side. Much of this is due to the conflict between Congress and president over the NSA-wiretapping affair; Hagel is probably in part defending institutional interests. But it shows that the administration has an uphill battle ahead (sorry for the pun), and it'll be "interesting" to see if they can pull it off. (The way the Democrats dealt with the Alito nomination, chances are that the Bushies have luck on their side...)