You know what really angers me, smoothsailing-
According to this article, Issa is saying that Obama and Hillary are not targets, which to me seems preposterous.
I do not want to jump the gun on this and get angry about it too early, but I have really had my fill of wimp republicans.
my perhaps overly optimistic view of what Issa is saying here is that the investigation into Benghazi isn’t a political witch hunt meant to have consequences for political purposes. Instead Issa is saying the investigation is about actually finding out the truth about what happened the night four Americans were killed in Benghazi and why the American people were lied to about its root cause.
Issa has got to say that now. Ultimately, Obama gave the order to stand down. The responsibility is his. Issa knows that. He is going to inflict the death of a thousand cuts. This is just beginning. Let the chips fall.
I understand why Issa would say that. He’s building a case. Why give away the ending?
You don’t want the press to start calling this a WITCH HUNT. Because the witch has already been found! This is an exploration of what went wrong and why and how to prevent it from happening again. Incompetence exposure. And whatever else may be found under the rubble.
Who decided it was acceptable not to put Hil-lie-ry under oath? The RNC should pull all election funding from that person forever.
I have no question but that they’ve got plenty of stuff on Issa. He always pulls his punches after taking forever to make some noise on an issue.
I'd also point out that just because Zippy and Hillary are not targets, that doesn't mean that their actions won't be looked at. If evidence points to them, they could easily become targets at some point in the future. Or maybe it is the word "target" that is problematic.
Strategy might be at play here.
Is it smart to publicly declare that anyone is going after Hillary Clinton?
Let the chips fall.
Anyone can say that Hillary is not the target.
Then?
Things can change as more evidence comes forward.
Also...I don’t underestimate Issa...he’s “stacking” and kicking into view ALL who have responsibility in this. He’s already implicated individuales who are fast checking who they told what to... so they won’t fall... when this whole deck of cards falls.
Everybody involved is scrambling and trying to remember...lawyering up and a host of other things to cover their butts..but they can’t trust each other either.
Further Issa saying he’s not after Hillary and Obama doesn’t mean he’s not....you knock out the foundation and the rest of the house falls.
Standard political rhetoric, the investigation is still developing. The Benghazi survivors haven’t been heard from...yet. The reasons why they’ve been muzzled will open another nasty can of worms, once the additional whistleblowers start talking.
O and the Beast “are not targets” yet, because no lower level officials (that we know of) have made deals with Issa’s committee to limit their potential jail terms. After that happens, the feces will hit the air circulation device.
We may even see Mrs. Clinton, Obambi, and Biden trying to throw each other under the bus (while Kerry and Cuomo laugh).
This is a scandal with many layers, and as it plods on, it has the power to cripple the administration’s agenda. The only thing worse than a lame duck POTUS is a lying lame duck POTUS.