With Unemployment Shrinking and Obamacare Working, GOP Pushes All In On Benghazi

[Bill USA]

Last edited Fri May 2, 2014, 05:07 PM - Edit history (1)

http://www.politicususa.com/2014/05/02/unemployment-shrinking-obamacare-working-gop-pushes-benghazi.html

On a day where the unemployment rate fell to pre-financial crisis levels, and a month after private insurance enrollments through the ACA exceeded all expectations, Republicans decided to focus on the only thing they now think they can hammer President Obama on — Benghazi. Yes, nearly two years after the tragic events that unfolded on September 11th, 2012 and took the lives of four Americans, House Republicans are pushing for additional investigations into, well, I’m not even sure exactly what it IS they are looking for. It seems to be something to do with talking points and Sunday shows and the White House trying to save face, or something like that.

On Friday, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, subpoenaed Secretary of State John Kerry to appear before yet another hearing on Benghazi, this one scheduled for May 21st. In the letter that Issa sent to Kerry, Issa used threatening and disrespectful language, giving the impression that he feels that Kerry may not appear or take the hearing seriously. It also gave Issa the chance to show how big a man he is.

“The State Department’s response to the congressional investigation of the Benghazi attack has shown a disturbing disregard for the Department’s legal obligations to Congress…Compliance with a subpoena for documents is not a game. Because your Department is failing to meet its legal obligations, I am issuing a new subpoena to compel you to appear before the Committee to answer questions about your agency’s response to the congressional investigation of the Benghazi attack.”

On top of that, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) announced that he will put together a select committee to further investigate into Benghazi. This is on the heels of the ‘smoking gun’ emails that conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch posted earlier this week. Conservative media has gone wild talking about the emails that were written days after the protests in the Middle East, which included the attack on the consulate in Benghazi. ABC’s Jonathan Karl pushed White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on the content of the emails shortly after they were released. Carney insisted that the emails mostly just discussed foreign policy as it related to the events that transpired in the Middle East, as opposed to formulating a specific strategy with how to frame the attacks in Benghazi.

While anyone who has actually read these emails can see that Carney is telling the truth and that it is more of an overall discussion of policy as it relates to the Middle East, and that there is no ‘smoking gun’ showing that the White House purposely looked to mislead the public about what transpired in Benghazi, Boehner has decided to jump on board with the rest of the crazy train and go all in on Benghazi. He released a statement detailing the reasons why he is forming this select committee.
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The GOP find it necessary to pound the drum (in this case: the coffin of Ambassador Stevens) - because Obama is the guy who got Osama bin Laden after a Republican (doofus Geo Bushter) had the Delta Force guys stand down and let him go - so he could continue his war to free Iraqi Oil. the GOP are trying to find a way to tarnish Obama's brilliant record against al Kaida which shows the Repugnants to be so incompetent and in Bush's case guilty of letting bin Laden go to fight (us) another day.

of course, none of the GOP toadies who are M$M will ask the Repugnants "Do you feel any sense of responsibility or guilt or even embarrassment for cutting Obama administration requests for State Dept security funds?"

NO, they wouldn't ask that. THey'd be covering inuit seal hunting in Alaska starting next Monday if they did!

[mississippi62]

1. It's not about Hillary. GOP wants to stir up base for June primaries

[Bill USA]

2. who mentioned Hillary?

[mississippi62]

3. My comment was about timing of Benghazi investigation

I agree that GOP has run out of talking points. This most recent "investigation" is an effort to fire up the base for midterm elections

[Algernon Moncrieff]

5. It's partly about Hillary

Yes - they want to fire up the base and have a summer dog-and-pony show. If they keep the House and win the Senate, they will, I think, make a run at impeachment. I don't think there is any way they get 67 Senate votes -- and they know that. But their base feels good and Hillary's name gets mentioned in a negative light.

Will it change public opinion about Hillary Clinton? Nope.

My guess is that the most likely response will be Grand Jury hearings regarding certain aspects of the lead-up to the Iraq war and the subsequent conduct of the war. That may lead to some indictments and fire up some of our base.

However, it will all likely be sound and fury signifying nothing.

[Jefferson23]

4. Benghazicare. The Republicans, you can count on them, to be assholes..every time. n/t