[Iowa-dx] Hagel: US may need new political party

[Kelley Putman]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080320/ap_on_re_us/hagel_book;_ylt=AsiHlgRhoHbc7jRKiIMdOx2s0NUE

Hagel: US may need new political party

By Anna Jo Bratton, Associated Press Writer, Thu. Mar 20, 2008

OMAHA, Neb. - U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel writes in a new book that the United 
States needs independent leadership and possibly another political party, 
while suggesting the Iraq war might be remembered as one of the five biggest 
blunders in history.

"In the current impasse, an independent candidate for the presidency, or a 
bipartisan unity ticket ... could be appealing to Americans," Hagel writes 
in "America: Our Next Chapter," due in stores Tuesday. The Associated Press 
obtained an advance copy.

The Nebraska Republican, who announced last year he wouldn't seek a third 
term....