The danger of appointing an unqualified FOX TV host with a sordid past as defense secretary was on shocking display this week as defense secretary Hegseth testified before the House and Senate committees. He’s testifying as I record this right now before the Senate, but let’s just focus on the House yesterday. He began by declaring that the greatest adversary facing the United States. It’s not Iran, it’s not Russia, it’s not China, but it’s the, and I’m quoting him, reckless, feckless, defeatist Democrats and a few Republicans.
Just imagine George Catlin Marshall or Colin Powell or Leon Panetta saying that to a congressional committee. He was ill-prepared and he was schooled, especially by some of the younger members, many of them veterans. Congresswoman Chrissy Houlihan in exasperation after he dissembled called him immature. That was kind.
In response to sharp questions from Jason Crow, he couldn’t answer whether one of his advisors also is lobbying perhaps even for foreign interests. Hexeth told Ro Khanna that asking how much this, the Iran war was costing Americans in higher gas or food prices is a gotcha question. the voters out in Dubuque Iowa will find that interesting.
Chris D’Aluzio, Pat Ryan, Seth Moulton, and others just turned the ill-informed secretary inside out. I felt badly for General Cain, head of the Joint Chiefs, who was sitting next to Hegseth and looked like he’d rather be anywhere, anywhere else than there. Hegseth, of course, doesn’t care what congressional Democrats or even the public thinks about him. He has an audience of one, Donald Trump.
You might have noticed how nervous and evasive he became when asked about Army Secretary Driscoll, who was angling for his job. All Hegseth has to do, he figures, is just please the Donald.
If one looks at his eyes, curled side lip in a sneaky, smirk, you may believe that you’re viewing an entity from Dante’s “IL INFERNO!” Yet, I don’t think that Dante Aligieri nor Satan himself would allow Hexseth to join their diabolical, sinister ranks….(pssst! Wash your greasy, slick backed hair, Hexy! For that look has gone the way of the “Duck Ass…)