Reid’s just now filing for cloture on Hagel’s nomination — it will be interesting to see if the GOP successfully filibusters, though they’re claiming it’s not a true filibuster since they only want to delay for a time, or something.

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Reid files cloture on Hagel; will need 60 to overcome filibuster. Vote would be Friday unless they agree to have Thursday vote.

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 13, 2013

“First time in the history of our country,” Reid says of a filibuster against a defense nominee. “What a shame.”

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 13, 2013

Weirdly, when I asked GOP senators how they’d vote on cloture (1 hour ago), they punted: it hadn’t been filed. Like it was hypothetical…

— daveweigel (@daveweigel) February 13, 2013

So on the record it’s every D for cloture, Susan Collins, Johanns, and Cochran.

— daveweigel (@daveweigel) February 13, 2013