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Lois Lerner's worst nightmare: Watch what happens when multiple top VA officials take the 5th.
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Posted on 05/22/2014 12:37:09 PM PDT by ken5050

The investigations into the IRS and the VA are about to collide, head on, and it's not going to be pretty for Lois Lerner, congressional Democrats, and Obama. Lerner's been held in contempt of Congress, and Holder won't do anything. That's about to change.


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To: ken5050
"...saying they didn't have time to get to DC and prepare their testimony."

It's unique in politics that people need so much time to prepare to tell the truth.

Now that a < a href= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzlAXetH2L8> ONE MILLION DOLLAR REWARD has been offered for a whistle blower to bring forth incriminating evidence things could get interesting fast.

21 posted on 05/22/2014 12:52:35 PM PDT by Baynative (How much longer will the media be able to prop up this administration?)
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To: ExTexasRedhead
Rush Limbaugh astutely pointed out how Obama , Pelosi, et al are setting up a strategy whereby the VA snafu will be blamed on two “unnecessary Bush wars” that our young president valiantly strove to end, which has resulted in an untenable volume of vets at VA health centers (2 million extra according to Pelosi) that, in turn, led to the abuses now being revealed. In short, according to Rush, it will all be blamed on Bush and Republicans. That's why the VA head can't be dismissed, tantamount to an admission of guilt.
22 posted on 05/22/2014 12:53:45 PM PDT by luvbach1 (We are finished. It will just take a while before everyone realizes it.)
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To: ken5050

You holding your breath or something?

The only consequence to these vermin is an afternoon of public humiliation. And a fat pension if they get fired.


23 posted on 05/22/2014 12:58:55 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (At no time was the Obama administration aware of what the Obama administration was doing)
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To: ken5050

with respect to your expected coming collision, you must have overlooked the constant capitulation of the current republican leadership that continues to protect and suck up to this WH.


24 posted on 05/22/2014 1:00:51 PM PDT by drypowder
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To: Mariner

And on those who vote RepubiCrat.


25 posted on 05/22/2014 1:04:18 PM PDT by nomad
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To: ken5050

All—please call your Senators and Congresscritters today:

www.senate.gov

www.house.gov

Let them know that YOU are outraged about the VA scandal.

GOP and Dems need to hear from all of us.

The vet you save may be from your own family or town.

Now is the time to make your voice heard.


26 posted on 05/22/2014 1:04:56 PM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: Farmer Dean

Plus the Clintons had to rely on an organized crime network to have people killed. Now Obama has predator drones!


27 posted on 05/22/2014 1:05:50 PM PDT by buffyt (The only person who is safe in a gun free area is THE MANIAC WITH A GUN!)
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To: ken5050
I expect the Benghazi investigation will not be a TV "show and tell" 5 minutes of political speeches.

Chairman Gowdy has already stated the futility of members of Congress with the present show for TV entertainment approach.

I hope and expect that each of the witnesses dill be deposed by experienced investigators for several hours, days if necessary. Only after all the witnesses are deposed will a "findings" report be released to the public followed by public hearings.
28 posted on 05/22/2014 1:06:08 PM PDT by leprechaun9
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To: luvbach1

Agree that this strategy will be invoked.

The truth is that the number of veterans (and veterans requiring treatment) is significantly smaller than it was even 10 years ago. The costs to treat these fewer vets have risen about 30%, though. Some part of that is undoubtedly due to more expensive med costs. Some part of it is probably admin costs.

Don’t they say that 10,000 baby boomers retire every day?

In WW2, roughly 11% of adult men were in the military.

Doesn’t that mean that 1,000 WW2/Korean vets die every day? Not to be snarky or crass, but isn’t that just about the same piece of math?


29 posted on 05/22/2014 1:09:55 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (At no time was the Obama administration aware of what the Obama administration was doing)
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To: ken5050

They should start with a bang. Bring the first one up, and when they cite the 5th Amendment, immediately have a vote for contempt of congress. It will pass the committee, then it should immediately go to the floor, where the house should vote on putting them in jail. Assuming they do so, then call the next one to testify before the committee.


30 posted on 05/22/2014 1:11:14 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: jrg

The problem with the military is too many Quislings with stars on their shoulders.


31 posted on 05/22/2014 1:16:17 PM PDT by shove_it (long ago Orwell and Rand warned us of Obama's America)
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To: ken5050

“People...especially independents are going to realize that we have a government that is out of control, staffed by people who believe they are better than we are, and there is going to be hell-to-pay.”

What percentage of the electorate do you think even knows there’s an ongoing VA scandal and of those who know, what percentage even care?


32 posted on 05/22/2014 1:16:25 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Tagline: optional, printed after your name on post)
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To: luvbach1

But Dude, that was like so long ago!


33 posted on 05/22/2014 1:21:34 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: ken5050

Woe! Woe is me! The Republicans will never even look at Benghazi. What? They are? Well, they’ll never have a committee to look into it. What? They are? They’ll never appoint Gowdy as the head. What? They did? Woe! Woe is me!


34 posted on 05/22/2014 1:23:56 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: ken5050
However, we are soon going to be treated to the spectacle of multiple VA administrators being hauled before House and Senate committees, and guess what..there won't be any Democrats there to defend them.

The Dems have announced the house members who will sit on the committee.

35 posted on 05/22/2014 1:24:36 PM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: Mariner

What VA scandal?

But did you know that Caleb won American Idol?


36 posted on 05/22/2014 1:26:10 PM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: ken5050

Lois Lerner has nothing to worry about.

And excuse my lack of enthusiasm, but “getting hauled before a House committee” these days is only slightly less serious than a seatbelt violation.

Nobody gives a crap because it’s all theater. No one is punished, but golly, it looks good to donors in an election year.


37 posted on 05/22/2014 1:26:35 PM PDT by LadyBuck (Still thinking you can vote your way out of this mess?)
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To: Bullish

Viva Pinochet!!


38 posted on 05/22/2014 1:27:55 PM PDT by libstripper
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To: ExTexasRedhead

As I recall, that was Romney’s number and he was inclding social security—and of course all the people who are legitimately and justifiably on assistance. So it’s not realy 47%.


39 posted on 05/22/2014 1:31:51 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: ken5050

It would be so wonderful if you were right, but I have no hope or expectation that this will play out the way you envision. Too many voters just do not care.

In my personal estimation, the vast majority of liberal and/or LIV types do not have any particular affinity for veterans, so they won’t have special sympathy about the VA problems.


40 posted on 05/22/2014 1:34:59 PM PDT by NEMDF
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