Posted on 10/06/2015 4:08:07 PM PDT by Kaslin
It probably wasn’t the best idea for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), the presumptive successor to outgoing Speaker of the House John Boehner, to suggest that Hillary Clinton’s poll numbers were sinking due to the existence of the House Select Committee on Benghazi. The Clinton Team already has a campaign ad about it, and Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), who is challenging McCarthy for the speakership, called the remarks “absolutely terrible.”
In a second salvo, House Democrats are aiming to dissolve the Select Committee on Benghazi tonight, with Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) proposing the Rules Committee eliminate it tonight, though it’s bound to be blocked given the Republican majority. The Washington Post reports that while this move is unlikely to succeed, it shows that Democrats intend to soften up the panel ahead of Hillary’s Oct. 22 testimony before the committee:
Democrats will double down Tuesday night on their push to end the House Select Committee on Benghazi when Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) offers an amendment to kill the panel during a meeting of the Rules Committee.
Slaughter’s move will be blocked by Republicans, who are a majority on the panel. But the amendment offers a hint at Democrats’ strategy to weaken the panel before it hears testimony from Hillary Clinton on Oct. 22.
Slaughter, the top Democrat on Rules, will offer her amendment to a Republican bill creating a new Select Committee on Planned Parenthood in response to a series of controversial, undercover videos about the group. The amendment will strike the Planned Parenthood language and order the dissolution of the Benghazi committee.
This just in: House Rules Cmte top Dem Rep. Louise Slaughter will put fwd amdt tonight to abolish select committee on Benghazi— Tim Mak (@timkmak) October 6, 2015
Sensing political opportunity, Dems line up to try to shut down Benghazi investigation.
Excited for all the "Democratic overreach" stories!— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) October 6, 2015
Move to abolish Benghazi cmte latest escalation by Dems, seeking to capitalize on McCarthy remarks w/view for Hillary's Oct appearance— Tim Mak (@timkmak) October 6, 2015
Updates to follow.
Trying to cover up “the cover-up.”
This is a consequence of slow walking, it allows the Democrats time to chip away and to falsely frame.
Given the obvious collusion between the Dems and the RINO “leadership” on so many other projects... why do I think this was a set up from the start?
Check slaughters bank account any deposits on shore or off?
This is how a real opposition party operates. Too bad Republican politicians are too afraid to swallow the lessons that Democrats routinely impart to them.
I guess Hillary is REALLY scared that the American public might find out she set Ambassador Stevens up to be kidnapped so her BEST FRIEND Mohammed Morsi could get the Blind Sheik out of U.S. custody before an upcoming election where Romney might get elected then all bets are off. WHOOPS two SEALs DISOBEYED orders and her and Morsi’s little plan turned into a full scale battle where fire ensued and 0dunga Hillary had to go into hiding that the public might find out the TRUTH.
Well, if you look @ the Lerner/IRS sham (w/ a sitting Congress-turd, Cummings, in collusion [caught by paper trail]) and NOTHING comes of it (from either side of the table); I’d say that proves your point.
In fact, I can’t think of ANY instance where Congress has given more than a slap on the wrist (whereas the politicized DOJ...aka Libby, Patreus, etc.)
Now, if any of US ‘pleebs’....
The evil rats who would rather cover it up and not solve problems and not seek the truth.
Because they are all in bed together. Congress is a den of whores and thieves.
They really want to have a Saturday Night Massacre and also have it be unsuccessful? Are they that dumb? Or is the MSM that complicit?
More good reasons why Boehner is going thank goodness.
These committees are a farce.
Could be why Trey Gowdy said he is finished....
Maybe he can see that no matter how hard to try to find the truth, the scum that is covering it up is to much to deal with...
I would do a ‘Cruz’ speech on the House floor if I were Gowdy and let em have it....
The entire democrat party is complicit in the destruction of this country.
You got it
Exactly
I’m dense. I don’t see the connection to PP.
When did he say he is finished?
This video is very informative on what is going on in a larger sense, comments please as it fits in too many ways...
The Rus as they have been known for centuries are not easily subdued, and never by a Muslim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQz1d9zwtXA
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