Former Republican Senator Hagel Says Reagan Would Not Identify With Modern GOP

Former Republican Senator Hagel Says Reagan Would Not Identify With Modern GOP: Last week, former Sen. John Danforth (R-MO) told ThinkProgress that his party was becoming “increasingly inconsequential” and “intolerant” following the defeat of veteran Sen. Dick Lugar (R-IN). Now, former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) has also taken aim at his party for its ideological extremism. Hagel — who served two terms in the Senate, between 1997 [...]/p