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The average Congressional hearing costs $125,000 a day... a price tag that should be reimbursed by the Republican Party, since this is pure politics and not about actually doing the business of the people. But that's not the whole costs. The whole costs have to account for the failure of Congress to spend that time on actually governing. It is time not spent on jobs, not spent on fixing the sequester, not spent on legislating.
Well let's stop cleaning empty Federal buildings and that frees up $2 billion dollars.
Congress does nothing but bicker. "Governing...."
At least with them all focused on that ..have a hearing, not have a hearing, no more pork will get passed.
sodahead.....great source. Man, I no longer think there is nothing wrong with the Benghazi story and now wish to drop it...... lol...sodahead, a site with leading stories on Lindsay Lohan, Bieber, Miley Cirus, etc, etc Sorry bud, but you need to find another site to get worthy info from, unless celeb trash gossip is what you consider worthy.
The contents of the article is factual , but I would not throw stones when everyone knows that is Fox spitting out the crap that the right wing is repeating. They are running scared of Hillary being elected and it is a manufactured witch hunt which will render zero results. Didn't work out too well for them last November and it will wither on the vine soon enough. You bunch of phonies with your mustered up fake indignation .
It is astounding that the right-wingers are still flogging this in the desperate hope that they can somehow hurt the president with it. The fact that there was a different understanding of what was happening between people there and people thousands of miles away, is not a "scandal," it is a given.
Of course keyboard commandos who have never been closer to the action than a Clancy novel have never heard of the fog of war.
That was smoke from grenades, not the fog of war.
The scandal comes into play at the inaction. incompetence and ineptitude of this administration to protect those who serve at the pleasure of a president.
In another post here someone said something like 'getting mileage' out of this.
Good people will walk the miles of hell towards justice.
We don't want mileage. We don't want impeachment. We want justice for the dead, no matter what their role was in Libya. And when that justice comes, it will probably come in o's memoirs when he says, 'Sure, we knew from the get-go' and he'll be untouchable because he will have exonerated himself by executive order.
We're tired of 'racist', we're tired of 'inherited situations', we're tired of 'blame Bush'. But what we're most tired about is the constant praise of his actions as great, just and honorable when we know of the lies he tells.
The scandal comes into play at the inaction. incompetence and ineptitude of this administration to protect those who serve at the pleasure of a president.
In another post here someone said something like 'getting mileage' out of this.
Good people will walk the miles of hell towards justice.
We don't want mileage. We don't want impeachment. We want justice for the dead, no matter what their role was in Libya. And when that justice comes, it will probably come in o's memoirs when he says, 'Sure, we knew from the get-go' and he'll be untouchable because he will have exonerated himself by executive order.
We're tired of 'racist', we're tired of 'inherited situations', we're tired of 'blame Bush'. But what we're most tired about is the constant praise of his actions as great, just and honorable when we know of the lies he tells.
Those who praise him are no better than him.
At least get your "jutsice" in chronological order...C'mon be fair and let's demand investigations into all of these...
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Benghazi was not unique. There have been eights attacks on six different U.S. consulates in and around the Mideast since the 9/11 attack. They include:
You guys just can't get it in your thick skulls that Benghazi ain't gonna do what the election couldn't do for you guys.
There isn't gonna be an impeachment or a single resignation although you wingers should resign yourselves to the idea that this Benghazi thing is fruitless on your part and will remain so.
Ever heard of Justice? Obviously, not!!!! You defend the indefensible to and past the point of abject disgust.
Things Go Horribly Wrong For Fox News When They Ask GOP Congressman for Benghazi Evidence
Fox News tried to push their Benghazi conspiracy theory today, but things went horribly wrong when they asked Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz for evidence and he couldn’t provide any.
The big “news” bit of the segment quickly turned into a trainwreck, as Rep. Chaffetz’s conspiracy not could hold up even under the gentlest of scrutiny by Chris Wallace. What was supposed to be a big moment turned into a huge Fox fail that ended up proving the emptiness of their own Benghazi conspiracy.
Because investing taxpayer resources in a partisan political witch-hunt is morally offensive. Especially at a time when the Republicans in Congress have abdicated the obligation to govern.
Ah, now I understand. Might this be bitter former military person who's forgotten about what truth is or what a code of ethics is about?
I'm sorry if that sounds harsh but to keep trying to point to one side of Congress and leaving out the other is blatantly and morally wrong at best and highly dishonest at worst.
Both sides have done grandstanding on this and other issues, both sides are trying to out-snake each other and Obama is leading from the Golf Course or from the campaign trail giving the impression he doesn't care about anyone.
This administration, as the one that's been in power (not Bush or anyone else) for the last 5 years is squarely responsible for what's happened both good and bad. Unfortunately they got caught (like Nixon or Clinton) lying to everyone and a price will have to be paid for that like it or not.
C'mon, pull off the Obama colored glasses and see reality for what it is.
What really bothers me is that there really is no new information that was not known back then.
But all the sudden now news outlets are aghast. ABC was breathless when they replayed Susan Rice's comments juxtoposed to the Libyan Presidents... but both of those comments were ON ABC AIR last year!
why werent they asking these questions last year?
The answer for last year is they didnt want Obama hurt by it. But now what? What is the goal now? This is the question I have.
Why now? what changed? we know full well ABC/NBC/CBS/CNN et al are NOT going after Obama. We know they have no interest in a political takedown of one of thier own.
So what has changed that is causing this interest?
I find it interesting NBC is actually saying anything, must be something to it?
By Lisa Myers
NBC News senior investigative correspondent
A small team of Special Forces operatives was ready to fly from Tripoli to Benghazi last year after Libyan insurgents attacked the U.S. mission there, but was told it was not authorized to board the flight by regional military commanders, according to a career State Department official scheduled to testify before Congress on Wednesday. Official: US Special Forces team wasn't allowed to fly to Benghazi during attack - Open Channel
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lol...sodahead, a site with leading stories on Lindsay Lohan, Bieber, Miley Cirus, etc, etc Sorry bud, but you need to find another site to get worthy info from, unless celeb trash gossip is what you consider worthy.
