New Dem Benghazi strategy floated: boycott Select Committee

American Thinker ^ | May 4, 2014 | Thomas Lifson

[Red Steel]

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) has unveiled the latest desperation tactic of the Democrats as the Benghazi scandal cover-up comes into clearer focus. Interviewed on Fox News Sunday, he suggested that Democrats should boycott the Select Committee hearings under Rep. Trey Gowdy’s chairmanship. Fox News:

The call for a boycott was made earlier by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., during an interview on "Fox News Sunday." He was responding to House Speaker John Boehner's announcement Friday that the House would vote on a select committee to investigate Benghazi.

The congressman said Democrats should not give the select committee more "credibility" by joining, dismissing new evidence that Republicans have called a "smoking gun" showing the White House politicized the tragedy.

"I think it's a colossal waste of time," said Schiff, also a member of the intelligence panel. "I don't think it makes sense, really, for Democrats to participate."

Rep. Peter King (R-NY) blasted the suggestion:

King, speaking afterward with Fox News, said this would be a "mistake" for Democrats as it would show they "cannot defend the administration."

[holden]

"I think it's a colossal waste of time," said Schiff (D).

"What difference, at this point, does it make?", Hillary.

Tyrone Woods’s father... alleged that [Hillary] vowed to have the filmmaker “arrested and prosecuted.

Hillary and Barry spent American tax-payer money for Islamicist-apologetic infomercials for Pohkee-stanee TV concerning the non-existent relevance of the video to the Libyan terror.

Your schtick isn't playing well here in the environs of Peoria, Dimocrats!

HF

[minnesota_bound]

Along with the photos of the 4 dead in their coffins with Hillary Clinton and obama lying to the family members.
Big caption with arrow pointing at them both
-—> LIARS!

[xkaydet65]

It’ s conceivable that if no Democrat joins the committee any one subpoenaed may question the validity of the subpoena. Does a congressional committee with no member of the minority have the power to issue subpoenas. Dems are not stupid and they know parliamentary rules down to the punctuation. I don’t think Schiff said this simply for headlines. There’s a purpose behind the threat to decline to participate.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

“What was the President doing, and why was he doing it?”

[Buckeye McFrog]

Good, I want them to boycott it. It makes them look petulant and juvenile.

Only problem is, up till now that's been working out to be an electoral plus for them.

[blueunicorn6]

Just more blustering and bluffing. If the Democrats are unwilling to work, then they should resign and go back to shaking-down old ladies.

[smoothsailing]

The only thing that’s gotten them elected is lying and buying and rigging the vote.

[Spirochete]

My guess is we will see a lot of “taking the 5th”

As if it would matter if they didn't take plead the Fifth. Even if there were an outpouring of all the details and crimes committed, nothing will would come of it.

This is all grand-standing and theater.

[Osage Orange]

Pretty much agree....

Sad state of the Union of States.............

[maxwellsmart_agent]

Is this the transparent government that Obama promised us when he was running? Why can’t they simply answer the questions posed to them?

[Liz]

Scared Dummycrats? To boycott hearings? Huddling together to save their frickin' ****s. Dummies are s-o predictable--but that won't last.

Take Obamacare-- Dummycrats loyally marched in lockstep to get it into law, and to defend it.......until the grassroots weighed in.

The grassroots kvetching about lost affordable plans, high deductibles, and no doctors, really put a crimp in the Demos lock-stepping. They peeled off one after the other..... and even started dissing Obamacre and der leader, Obama.

(Sniffle) gone are the blissful days when Dummies marched in lockstep w/ Obama. The grassroots disgust is a real drag on Dims' campaign strategies. (sob)

THOSE WERE THE DAYS Dummycrats' once had fun kissing Obama's *** .....the kind of lock-stepping party loyalty not seen since 1940's era Europe.

As 2014 looms, things are decidedly different. Poor Dummies.

Kinda reminds me of Dr Strangelove, vainly trying to
control his reflexive loyalty to salute smartly to der leader.

[Liz]

MAKE HIM EAT HIS CONTEMPTUOUS WORDS: Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif said Democrats should not give the select committee more "credibility" by joining...."I think it's a colossal waste of time," said Schiff, also a member of the intelligence panel. "I don't think it makes sense, really, for Democrats to participate."

That's what YOU think Adam....but what do your constituents---the people who elected you to office---think?

One poll showed 60% of Americans want to know what happened at Benghazi that got four Americans slaughtered.