CAMPAIGN AGAINST HAGEL UNIQUE OR NOT?

In reference to advertisements against Chuck Hagel for Secretary Defense, isn’t campaigning against a presidential cabinet post nominee something new? I know that the right wing went crazy, campaigned furiously, and spent bundles of money, in support of radical right wing supreme court judges; Alito, Roberts, and Thomas. They wanted to stack the court. And campaigned to the end. I really think this is the brainchild of Karl Rove.  Remember Rove was the guy who got caught for political interference with federal court.  He was also the guy who wanted to create a political environment that would lead to a permanent republican majority. I don't think Rove had a hand in this but he started the practice. 

Now we have a secretly funded campaign against Chuck Hegel’s nomination. I think if you look at the ads you will be able to identify the hand of the military industrial complex for the following reason: the special interests group identified in the ad have never been “bed fellows” before, which means that some force outside politics is at work. I could not imagine them working together on anything. My conclusion, the only ones who could not want Hagel are those who would want a huge pentagon with a bloated budget would want war—does war with Iran to protect Israel  make sense. Perhaps JAPAC does not want be identified as the ones supporting a right wing Obama cause.