By Andrew P. Napolitano
The president's men trash the Constitution to pursue antagonists
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If former Sen. Chuck Hagel becomes the next secretary of defense, he will have quite a job on his hands. One of the most pressing issues facing the Department of Defense is the scheduled sequestration.
Sen. Tom Coburn is bucking his own party by exposing specific items to cut in the Pentagon's $600 billion budget. As Republican leaders battle President Obama over his insistence on taking half the Jan. 2 mandatory sequestration from defense, the Oklahoma Republican on Thursday blew the lid off billions that could be saved without actually undermining our troops.
