Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) is considering a run for the White House.
An iconoclast in the Republican party, Hagel’s sharp criticism of the Iraq war has placed him squarely in the mainstream of public opinion on the conflict and revived speculation about his presidential ambitions.
Best of all, his Republican colleagues regard him warily, the White House barely speaks to him and he is reviled by his party’s conservative base.
Chuck Hagel has all the makings of a true populist. Something unheard of for a Republican.