Benghazi: "this inquest was never meant as fact-finding & constructive criticism" - USA Today

[Bill USA]

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"The inquiry found virtually nothing about Clinton’s actions that had not been previously reported"[/font]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/06/29/benghazi-committee-report-trey-gowdy-hillary-clinton-editorials-and-debates/86512782/
(all emphases my own)

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The attacks on two U.S. diplomatic compounds in Benghazi, Libya, on the 11th anniversary of 9/11, were another matter altogether. With Hillary Clinton serving as secretary of State at the time, House Republicans saw the tragic event as a chance to raise questions about her record.

To that end they created a select committee to investigate Benghazi, even after seven less politicized congressional panels and one State Department commission had already done so. The result is an 800-page report (longer than the 9/11 commission’s findings) released Tuesday.

Thickness should not be confused with revelation. In fact, it’s hard to imagine a bigger waste of government resources or a greater indication of Congress’ oversight role devolving into rank partisanship.

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Did the investigation find reasons to be critical of the government’s actions before, during and after the attacks that left Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans dead? Sure. It’s impossible to spend two years and $7 million probing government and not find fault. [font size="+1"]But this inquest was never meant as fact-finding and constructive criticism. It was fashioned as way of tarnishing Clinton's presidential prospects.[/font]
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[Zambero]

1. Let's play kick the can down the road

Game time: 4 Years
Begin with 2012 election, Obama vs. Romney.
Obama bad, KICK to Obama
Obama makes Romney look like a fool, KICK back to Romney
Obama wins, GOP Congress KICKS to Hillary
2013 Hillary Bad, KICK
2014 Hillary still bad, KICK
2015, Hillary even more bad, KICK
2016, Hillary as bad as it gets, goes 11 hours into overtime, HARD KICK
2016 post-primary into the general election: Ball is deflated, KICK FAILS
Game Over.

[Bill USA]

3. Hmmmm, I wonder how much time spent on that. LOL!

[Zambero]

6. Just a historical account

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The short version thereof!

[Bill USA]

8. a listing of your interpretations (or those of someone telling you what you think) of certain events

metaphors and opinions are not arguments. sorry RNC and all the RW ass-holes in media and on internet.

[Zambero]

9. GOP lost, as they should have

They are the metaphorical can-kickers in question and the deflated losers in a deliberately drawn-out partisan process. No sarcasm tag is necessary if and when actions are blatant enough. And in this instance their blatancy has been off the chart.

[ErikJ]

2. Damage is aalready done. RWers will NEVER agree she's innocent

THey'll always be saying Benghazi Clinton until they are buried.

[Zambero]

5. RW-ers would never have voted for her to begin with

No measurable damage, just egg on some overzealous faces capped with exploding heads.

[Warpy]

4. A bill should be sent to Trey Gowdy

and the other goons who backed him up. The repayment to the taxpayers can come from their reelection campaign funds.

Republicans will continue these stupid witch hunts until there are some very real consequences, preferably consequences that kick them solidly in the only place they feel pain, their wallets.

[Night Watchman]

7. You Got THAT Right!!!

I wonder when the GOP is gonna refund the millions in tax dollars?