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In reply to the discussion: McCain: ‘Surprised’ By Report That DNI Removed Terrorism References In Rice’s Benghazi Talking Point [View all]Lasher
(27,472 posts)27. Right, he wants to be Ken Starr.
Here's why:
John McCain's Benghazi Committee Plan Would Give Senator New Relevance
WASHINGTON -- Just four years ago, John McCain was the leader of the GOP. Today, he's the highest-ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, a perch from which the former fighter pilot is deeply engaged in the national conversation over war, terrorism and intelligence gathering.
But in January, the Arizona senator will lose his top-ranking committee seat due to term limits. The only ranking Republican spot available to him next session will be on the Indian Affairs Committee.
Unless, that is, the Senate creates a brand-new select committee. On Wednesday, McCain, flanked by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), proposed just that: a select committee with extensive authority to investigate the Benghazi, Libya, attack and the U.S. government's response.
The Republican most likely to hold the ranking spot on such a panel would be, of course, John McCain, giving the Arizona senator a new burst of relevance.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/16/john-mccain-benghazi-committee_n_2145457.html
WASHINGTON -- Just four years ago, John McCain was the leader of the GOP. Today, he's the highest-ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, a perch from which the former fighter pilot is deeply engaged in the national conversation over war, terrorism and intelligence gathering.
But in January, the Arizona senator will lose his top-ranking committee seat due to term limits. The only ranking Republican spot available to him next session will be on the Indian Affairs Committee.
Unless, that is, the Senate creates a brand-new select committee. On Wednesday, McCain, flanked by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), proposed just that: a select committee with extensive authority to investigate the Benghazi, Libya, attack and the U.S. government's response.
The Republican most likely to hold the ranking spot on such a panel would be, of course, John McCain, giving the Arizona senator a new burst of relevance.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/16/john-mccain-benghazi-committee_n_2145457.html
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McCain: ‘Surprised’ By Report That DNI Removed Terrorism References In Rice’s Benghazi Talking Point [View all]
DonViejo
Nov 2012
OP
In other words, further evidence of my assholery prove that Watergate-style hearings are essential
BeyondGeography
Nov 2012
#1
Not to worry, he doesn't care about the Indian Affairs Committee one way or the other.
Lasher
Nov 2012
#38
Hell, Sir, McCain By Now Would Be Surprised By a Piece Of Paper Blown In the Wind
The Magistrate
Nov 2012
#4
Later, when Senator McCain was advised that it was Tuesday, he remarked that he was
jtuck004
Nov 2012
#5
While I used to have a lot of respect for McCain, frankly these days he's 'surprised' if he arrives
TrollBuster9090
Nov 2012
#9
I'm surprised that this demented old codger still has the cognitive capacity to be surprised.
olddad56
Nov 2012
#18
Maybe if he hadn't skipped that briefing to grandstand in front of the cameras he would not be so
yellowcanine
Nov 2012
#20