Hagel : Obama 's Medicare appointments suggest he 's preparing to battle . He says the president picked tough , wily veterans of Washington . During the last two weeks , the president rolled out his nominations on national security -- Sen. John Kerry for secretary of state , Sen. Chuck Hagel for secretary of defense , and John Brennan to direct the CIA . Hagel : Kerry , Hagel , Washington , Washington are committed to Obama 's policies . He says hopes for bipartisanship are gone ; now it 's partisan warfare .
Hagel : Obama 's Medicare appointments suggest he 's preparing to battle . He says the president picked tough , wily veterans of Washington . Hagel : Kerry , Hagel , Washington , Washington are committed to Obama 's policies . He says hopes for bipartisanship are gone ; now it 's partisan warfare .