John Kerry

...more than some people to all of this.

I agree with everything you say here. I don't think it's picky at all to clarify the record. I, too, remember many details (since these details often were discussion topics here in DUJK ). I also understand the need for careful, benign framing here on the part of Democrats...

I just thought the article delineated the pro-Hagel vs anti-Hagel argument in an interesting way.