re: #208 HappyWarrior
Well, this is the cloture vote to bring to the floor for a full vote.
And when Hagel does come up for the actual confirmation vote, he will be confirmed, but the actual votes for and against will probably differ by a couple of votes. Some GOPers may strategically opt to vote against him in the confirmation, but wanted to bring it to a floor vote to get it off the table from a political standpoint.