Sloppy on their part. It’s an editorial, just not by the paper itself, but by someone who submitted it who happens to be from Heritage.

Not that any of the bleating actually mattered. Hagel’s getting confirmed today, and it will probably be by a similar margin as the 71-27 cloture vote. Figure that McCain and Sessions flip their votes to no, but otherwise it goes through.

A few GOPers might attempt to triangulate on their votes this afternoon in looking for any kind of advantage, but at the end of the day, Hagel gets confirmed.

Next up? Brennan at CIA.