As I write this the expectation is for President Obama to announce his nomination of Senator Charles Hagel for the position of secretary of defense of the United States. The battle is shaping up in Congress along party lines. Again. The controversy this time is over comments by the senator regarding the “Jewish lobby” and its influence over the United States support of and treaty arrangements with Israel. Republican spokesman Lindsey Graham of South Carolina lambasted the Hagel pick as controversial and added that the Hagel pick is an “in-your-face nomination” to all who are supportive of Israel. Other Republican …