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In reply to the discussion: I think there should be hearings on Benghazi [View all]bluethruandthru
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Why do you leave $300 million in GOP diplomatic security cuts off your list?
BeyondGeography
Nov 2012
#9
The Repubbies need to answer to why they left our Diplomats undefended, so they could
Berlum
Nov 2012
#20
congressional hearings don't interrogate Senators and Congressman on why they did budget cuts
CreekDog
Nov 2012
#138
I'm not a fan of fiction (although I DO like true-crime stoires. Hmmmmm....). I HAVE read quite a
WinkyDink
Nov 2012
#133
Because I think it is more important that we deserve to govern than the idea that we simply govern
dsc
Nov 2012
#50
"Clusterfuckery" under Petreaus and whoever else was involved got four good men killed.
amandabeech
Nov 2012
#67
Silly me. In my wee hours rant I forgot that Sen. Feinstein is holding closed door
amandabeech
Nov 2012
#144
I would have liked to have seen that when we controlled both houses of Congress.
amandabeech
Nov 2012
#76
And ... was there a PDB stating "Terrorists plan to attack Ambasador in Benghazi??"
JoePhilly
Nov 2012
#15
This time, I'm afraid that the object is to send arms to the folks fighting Assad in Syria.
amandabeech
Nov 2012
#147
How long after 9/11/01 did she testify? Was it days, weeks, months, or years later?
JoePhilly
Nov 2012
#28
frankly I think the way the GOP reacted to 9/11 was the beginning of the end for them
dsc
Nov 2012
#31
Talk show host Phil Donohue also may have bit the dust b/c of his opposition to
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#86
We have to show we can be fair minded and if we made mistakes, we will not hide or
quinnox
Nov 2012
#17
Hmm, it could go either way - throw gasoline on the fire, or cauterize this seeping wound.
riderinthestorm
Nov 2012
#21
It has been reported, and not just by Fox, that there was a request for additional security
dsc
Nov 2012
#56
Exactly. The OP asserts the consulate requested security when it was the embassy.
David Zephyr
Nov 2012
#62
apparently, you want the Issa thing to happen again, your sarcasm notwithstanding
CreekDog
Nov 2012
#141
don't worry, there will be. and they'll be partisan. and the reTHUGS will be looking for a 'gotcha'
spanone
Nov 2012
#40
There are plenty of DUers who, "robbed" of their "I Told You So" moment on "One-Term Obama"
alcibiades_mystery
Nov 2012
#44
What if it is a rogue military and CIA scandal that is a failed GOP October Surprise?
PufPuf23
Nov 2012
#57
Yes, unlike you, I have enough respect for the President to trust that hearings would show he did
dsc
Nov 2012
#91
I recall the TRAITOR North well. I think you are spot on about the intentions.
WinkyDink
Nov 2012
#99
Maybe Obama should insist on having Biden testify in the same room, same time? NOT under oath? THOSE
WinkyDink
Nov 2012
#108
I agree. I want those two questions answered and let the chips fall
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#87
well last I checked neither Graham nor McCain are in charge of any Senate committee
dsc
Nov 2012
#119
I don't trust Patreus or the CIA either. But, I also don't trust ANY Republican.
Atticus
Nov 2012
#130
Actually, the question about whether the CIA was holding prisoners goes
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#94
He Or She Said It All. I Don't think He Or She Needs To Elucidate Further/nt
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#120
The Radical Republicans Are Trying Turn A Garden Variety Tragedy Into 9-11 Or Pearl Harbor/nt
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#129
Except The Original "Radical Republicans" Were Trying To Do The Right Thing/nt
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#132
"get teh fainting couch"?! Really, you of all people are saying that to me?
obamanut2012
Nov 2012
#125
why won't you answer WHY you are mixing Tripoli with Benghazi as Issa and Fox News have?
CreekDog
Nov 2012
#143
I wanna know what McCain and Graham knew and when they knew it. Seems fair to me.
2on2u
Nov 2012
#128