Posted on 02/11/2013 7:33:05 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Lindsey Graham threatened to block the confirmations of both Chuck Hagel and John Brennan yesterday on Face the Nation, after last week's hearings on the Benghazi attack forced unanswered questions to the surface --- and the White House provided no answers. Graham told Bob Schieffer that he would place a hold on both candidates and promised "No confirmation without information," which would force Harry Reid to attempt a floor-vote override:
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday threatened to hold President Obama’s nominees to head the CIA and Defense department unless the administration provides him with more answers on the response to the Benghazi Consulate attack.
“I don’t think we should allow [John] Brennan to go forward for the CIA directorship, [former Sen. Chuck] Hagel [R-Neb.] to be confirmed secretary of Defense until the White House gives us an accounting,” said Graham on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “Did the White House ever pick up the phone and call anyone in the Libyan government to help these folks?”
Specifically, Graham wants an accounting of Barack Obama’a actions on the night in question:
Graham said a special response team had been deployed from Tripoli to Benghazi the night of the attack to provide assistance but was held up by Libyan officials at the airport. Graham said he wanted to know if Obama intervened and contacted Libyan authorities to allow the rescue team to head to the consulate.
“Did the president ever pick up the phone and call the Libyan government and say let those people out of the airport, they need to get to the annex to protect our people under siege?,” he asked.
“We know nothing about what the president did during the night of Sept. 11 during a night of national crisis,” said Graham.
Graham said that if Obama had called he believes American lives could have been saved. He added that if Obama had called and Libyan officials “blew him off,” that would hurt their ability to receive foreign aid in the future.
“I don’t know what the president did that evening, I don’t know if he called anyone,” Graham said. “This was incredibly mismanaged. What we know now seems to be a very disengaged president.”
Graham insists that he’s not talking about a filibuster, but a hold. That acts much like a filibuster, but it takes up a lot of floor time, and it can delay other business. Graham’s hold could be defeated, but given the reason for it — a lack of cooperation from the White House rather than the flaws of the nominees themselves — Graham might be able to keep enough Republicans in his corner to make it stick.
Survivors....what happened to the 30 or so rescued and airlifted out.....?
Survivors = “the 30 or so rescued and airlifted out”. They have to be SOMEWHERE.
He thought he DID do something. He thought that over forty Americans would be dead and he could chastise Israel for causing the islamic uprisings so that when Israel is attacked...well....they deserve it.
If Panetta met with the obozo from 5 PM to 5:30 PM and according to Leon Panetta's testimony to you folks, the Obozo was out of the communication loop that evening from 5:30 on. Question to ask!!! Then when did obozo issue the order for the military to stand down? If he issued it to Panetta during their brief meeting which took place during the attack, why would a stand down order be issued if, as Panetta, Dempsy, the Hildabeast and the obozo all claim, they weren't clear on what was unfolding in Benghazi that night?
Dear Senators, where is your loyalty to this nation?
Then when did obozo issue the order for the military to stand down?
I don’t believe there was a “stand down” order because doing nothing achieves the same result. Barry retired for the evening to his barca lounger and the WH NSC just watched the events unfold.
If Lindsey Graham succeeds in this quest, I will never speak poorly of him again. I just don’t buy it yet. LG is good at talking on some things, but things get very quiet when he folds like a lawn chair in a windstorm.
Praying for the best though.
In a business?
In a business the punk-@$$ president would be back out on the street, promptly arrested and brought up on multiple capital felony offenses.
Give me a break.
I tried to hold my breath but couldn’t last through this post.
Arlen Specter stood up for Clarence Thomas after he sank Robert Bork for Supreme Court.
The year before an election is the year that RINO’s play to the conservatives.
I hope South Carolina conservatives realize they are being had and set the wheels in motion to replace him.
A weak primary challenger in 2008 fell way short of defeating Graham so might I recommend a strategy of two candidates.
One for the primary and one for the general election.
To re-elect RINO’s like Graham is unacceptable.
BALANCED BUDGET NOW. DOWNSIZE GOVERNMENT NOW. EVERYBODY’S FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS.
Obama is the Commander in Chief of our military. He was awol during the Benghazi massacre and he should be impeached. He’s a disgrace to this country.
http://www.greeleygazette.com/press/?p=21443
What an ass-hat!
Eight Deuce on the Loose!!!!
Legitimate, lawful, Constitutional oversight is not 'obstructionism', Mr. Hoffman.
You’re exactly right. No ‘stand down’ order was necessary. No military forces can cross a foreign border without CBA and only the POTUS can authorize that. All he had to do was nothing at all and that is what he did. Nothing.
Good Luck.
If you scroll down to the news releases you can find speeches he has given in Oct., Nov., Dec. and Jan.
General Ham Is Still Commander of U.S. Africa Command November 3, 2012
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