Our man Chuck never fails. He is as predictable as Hamburger Helper. Today, Chuck sounded off with another sanctimonious statement about something of no real importance, jumping on the Democratic-led bandwagon against Alberto Gonzales. "He has failed this country. He has lost the moral authority to lead. . . America is a nation of laws. In the interest of the American people, Alberto Gonzales should resign now." Yawn. To be sure, the Rascals are not big Gonzales fans. But goodness. Why in the world does Chuck Hagel feel a need to sound off on this sort of sidestory in the tones of the Gettysburg Address?  The words he chose took real deliberation to craft. Has this man nothing else to do with his time? The ...

NBC is now reporting that Sir Charles of Nebraska is considering running for President as an independent. Someone pinch the Hound. Can it really be? Hagel running for President as an independent? We know our man well, but would he actually buy himself a one-way ride into the black hole of American Politics that also took Ross Perot and Ralph Nader from view? Completely fumble any possibility of running for the Senate in Nebraska again? And all by his own hand? Could there be any better bone for the Hound? But alas, the experienced Hounds among us know that such news is surely too good to be true. Our Senior Senator's modus operandi has not been ...