tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post1700800245739774614..comments2023-10-25T06:13:28.265-04:00Comments on The Conservative Wahoo: On the Benghazi HearingThe Conservative Wahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-58392957561751962372015-10-24T13:06:43.458-04:002015-10-24T13:06:43.458-04:00Your fecund Democrat friend is more likely interes...Your fecund Democrat friend is more likely interested in the taxpayers footing the bill for his childrens' LGBT Studies degrees than them ever being truthful adults.Tom de Plumenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-57491165372272964012015-10-24T09:09:46.343-04:002015-10-24T09:09:46.343-04:00The problem with the GOP approach to Benghazi is t...The problem with the GOP approach to Benghazi is that it fundamentally distracts from, and lets Clinton off the hook for, the catastrophe of the Obama/Clinton war of choice in Libya. Benghazi is the fruit of the poisonous tree of a horrendous policy choice, but that is all it is. It would be as if the Democrats spent four years investigating the looting of the museums in Baghdad without actually criticizing the invasion of Iraq itself. Which, of course, the Democrats did not do.<br /><br />The other problem is that it is a proven loser politically. Romney took a swing at it in the debate, fumbled it terribly, and it has been damaged goods as an issue ever since. Three years ago. Obama and Clinton lied like Persian rugs. Of course they did. Virtually no prospective voters for Hillary believe she does not lie. They just believe that all politicians lie. Which they do. Hillary just does it more brazenly than anybody else. But many of her supporters admire her for that, because they fear and dislike Republicans so much.TigerHawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07478818024748287426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-7439785604983301812015-10-24T09:07:07.229-04:002015-10-24T09:07:07.229-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.TigerHawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07478818024748287426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-43898088086389152412015-10-23T08:28:57.007-04:002015-10-23T08:28:57.007-04:00It's clear to anyone paying attention that Ben...It's clear to anyone paying attention that Benghazi was a huge screwup resulting in a ridiculously conceived coverup more to do with Obama's reelection than anything else. Romney and the Republicans should have hit this video narrative hard and I think it would have fallen apart pretty quickly. But he didn't and you can decide for yourself why. Obama and Hillary got very little pushback and the lie carried them through the election, which was all it was meant to do. <br />Look there is whole lot wrong with Benghazi not just Hillary's lies. But from a political perspective we should bring it up and use it but shouldn't get too far off into the weeds. It plays into the already well established perception that Hillary is a liar from a corrupt political dynasty. But when 50% of the population thinks Benghazi is a New Orleans pastry (which you seem to be very fond of) or an Italian super-car, the issue is limited in its utility. <br />A motivated prosecuted has enough to get an indictment, and probably a conviction. But Biden dropping out indicates to me Obama's Justice Dept has no intention of bringing charges. Looks like the Clintons and Obama cut a deal. "The Hammer"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16342812251947807673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-29539319563331997182015-10-23T08:10:29.536-04:002015-10-23T08:10:29.536-04:00It galls me that just about anyone on the left doe...It galls me that just about anyone on the left doesn't see a problem with what HRC did. We have truly lowered the bar of expectations.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15692555079305794577noreply@blogger.com