The Daily Rundown   |  February 06, 2013

Hagel vote delayed

The Gaggle discusses the delay in Chuck Hagel’s confirmation vote and give their shameless plugs.

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>>> let's bring back the gaggle. chuck hagel 's vote on committee, jamal, delayed a day. delay is never good. maybe carl levin -- they wanted a delate and they gave it to them. but delay is never good.

>> delay is never good. democrats are a little squeamish about this. this is going to be a tough vote for some people but i don't think anybody is willing to give the president a defeat on this. you have enough republicans who lined up who said they would be for it or against a filibuster. it should be able to go through.

>> only way this would be defeated is if some democratic senator whose name rhymes with boomer, buck boomer from new york, or levin, and we're not going to see that.

>> unless there's some kind of revelation. that's the reason for the delay, a seeking more information.

>> it's bm a little proxy vote .

>> the whole thing we have to watch is the disclosure. they're going to press him on what he did after he left the senate.

>> ex senator gave speeches for money, i'm shocked. shameless plugs.

>> real quick, digital edition is available online free for all college students.

>> actually shameless and plug something i wrote. i have a story today on the atlantic.com about the history of the gun control movement and whether they can get it done this time.

>> very nice.

>> and me, too, i have a piece on the root.com for the internet innovation alliance about broadband and the future of minorities. very nice. remember, the entire university of chicago panel i moderated this week is on the daily rundown website. go see it. we'll