Posted on 10/25/2012 1:09:45 PM PDT by jazusamo
House Speaker John A. Boehner on Thursday demanded that President Obama explain why his administration has struggled to handle the terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, in a move that could raise the political peril to the White House.
In a letter to Mr. Obama, the Republican speaker demanded that the president answer five questions including why his administration turned down requests for more security at the diplomatic post, and why the White House didn’t do a better job of acknowledging it as a terrorist attack until well after the fact.
“Our country will not be able to move on from the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2012, until the public better understands the answers,” Mr. Boehner wrote.
The Ohio Republican is stepping into a fight that his party’s presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, has shied away from in recent weeks. At this week’s foreign policy debate, Mr. Romney didn’t raise any questions about the White House’s handling of Benghazi, and instead repeatedly praised Mr. Obama’s decision-making.
But House Republicans have pushed the issue, including using their control of the House oversight committee to release internal administration emails that indicate some in the administration should have been able to spot the terrorist roots of the attack early on.
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You make a valid point and if that’s the case I believe it should have been done sooner, Obama has stonewalled from the time of the attack.
That Boner took so long to say something is infuriating; however, I interpret this as a very positive sign for Romney—If Zero was headed to a second term, Boner would still be hiding under his rock, afraid of being called a racist for doing what he was elected to do.
Haven’t heard hide nor hair from this jackass.
Now he says he wants answers to his questions.
Boner needs to go and We need an Allen West to lead the house. Someone with real balls.
Mr. Boehner, if we needed a boar with teats we would have called you already.
We have elected officials to hold the POTUS accountable. Unfortunately Boehner is one of them.
Ohhhh, weepy little Johnie DEMANDS it?? I’ll bet Hussein is REEEEELY scared now!
I sure Obama is on his way to talk to him. /sarc.
Anyone who gets to vote for Boehner...Simply should not. We don’t need him.
Oh, thank you Speaker Boehner, you may now exit stage left and smoke another cigarette sir.
Posturing and posing continues with little or NO corrective action ever taken.
Something woke him up.
LLS
You should pay attention.
The House already held hearings and exposed the failures of the Administration to act. The House acted in an outstanding manner and effectively destroyed the fake defense based on lies.
We need to get rid of Boehner and get a real Speaker of the House.
Boehner + Obama = Useless + Hopeless
They need to ratchet up the pressure, get all the records and secure resignations. Our side still does not know how to fight.
Do you're own DD...............................
Who?
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