Blankfort updates status of Chuck Hagel and plan by Republican James Inhofe and neocon led Israel Lobby to postpone Senate floor vote on Defense Secretary appointment. Listeners hear clip of Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Lindsay Graham (R-SC), and Ted Cruz (R-TX) grilling Hagel in McCarthylike inquisition while Hagel clumsily recants. Details are given of Obamaâs March trip to Israel and Palestine where he will spend three days and three hours, respectively. First stop: Yad Vashem.