Let's Keep Beating the Benghazi Dead Horse

[Sandman]

[Indy]

But, again, it shows how the party is literally rotting to death, and that they've learned nothing from Romney's defeat.

At this point they're nothing more than the Real Housewives of the U.S. Congress, feasting on gossip, scandal and hare-brained conspiracy theories.

As Huntsman pointed out, while they waste their time ceaselessly trying to make this a story (and it led the NBC Nightly News last night), things that actually affect us--things that are actually important--are completely ignored.

[exploited]

The Republicans have a long history of ignoring real issues in favour of comparatively meaningless ones.

Gay marriage. The War on Christmas. PBS. The Pledge of Allegiance. Abortion. On and on and on the list goes...

[Indy]

Well of course but my original point was you'd think there would be a reckoning after Romney got bounced this month by a president that most people are just blah about if they don't hate him.

And rethink all those failed strategies that not only didn't matter to voters, but actually hurt them. Things like Benghazi.

Apparently not.

What's funny about all this is: listening to/watching media post-election, if you watched, say, FOX, all you heard was how Obama stole the election by giving colored people free stuff, or some variation of that theme.

The most intelligent, interesting assessment I heard was two Republican strategists who came up with some really spot-on ideas on what needs to change, who needs to go, and how to take the party into the future. They were being interviewed on... the evil liberal NPR. Go figure.

Either way, I cannot fathom what they think the payoff in fetishizing Benghazi is, since they were flogging that before the election to total lack of interest except to those in the bubble.

The only plausible theory I've heard is that they're trying to tank Rice so that Obama picks Kerry and that opens up a Senate seat. Although that seems like a very roundabout way to do that.

[The Comrade]

wouldn't it be funny if they all had their little victory celebration over getting rid of rice and obama picked huntsman?

the mental acrobatics to justify their blocking of him would be PRICLESS

[Indy]

Actually Huntsman would be a great choice. He was ambassador to China and even speaks Mandarin!

Seeing that China's going to be of key interest to us for... ever, why not?

I like that idea.

[The Dude]

Huntsman won't be it because Obama won't elevate him against Hillary. Huntsman could be a real threat if he became a household name.

[Indy]

[Stratego]

[Indy]

Yes, I'm sure that's it.