Mitch McConnell BACKS AWAY From GOP CLAIMS Of A Benghazi COVER UP

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The Turtle takes a step back!!




On Sunday, during an appearance on Meet The Press, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — the GOP leader in the senate — distanced himself from Republican efforts to portray the Obama administration’s response to the attacks on a U.S. diplomatic issue in Benghazi, Libya as a Watergate-level scandal that should result in impeachment. McConnell’s comments come just days after the White House released 100 pages of emails undermining GOP claims that administration officials doctored the public talking points U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice used to discuss the incident on the Sunday morning talk shows.

“You’re talking about others who may have said various things about this, let me tell you what I think about it. It’s clear there was inadequate security out there and it’s very clear that it was inconvenient within six weeks of the election, for the administration to in effect announce, that it was a terrorist attack,” McConnell said. “I think that’s worth examining, it is going to be examined.”

But asked repeatedly if Republicans should tone down their attacks against the administration, McConnell demurred, saying only that Obama should allow for an investigation. He also couldn’t identify specific evidence of an administration cover-up:

DAVID GREGORY (HOST): But you have specific evidence that they made up a tale, or was it based on information they had at the time?

MCCONNELL: Well, the talking points clearly were not accurate. I think getting to the bottom of this is an important investigation.

http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/05/19/2033451/mitch-mcconnell-backs-away-from-gop-claims-of-a-benghazi-cover-up/

[zerosumgame0005]

1. ah yes, the "K" Street motto comes to life

CYA CYA CYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Proud Liberal Dem]

2. How many hearings, investigations, etc. are we going to have on this issue of "talking points"?

and why is it such a difficult "issue" to resolve? Methinks that they want to keep dragging this dead corpse of a "scandal" out indefinitely.


No discussion of embassy security, funding, etc.? No discussion of which Republicans might have doctored WH e-mails?

[Berlum]

3. "Alas, unfortunately our Republican lies are being unmasked." - McCon Ell (R)

[Thinkingabout]

4. The GOP are crawfishing again, when it appears the lies have been told by the GOP members they run

out to try to calm the waters they just turned up with their lies. Now it will go into damage control to try to make themselves look like heroes to their base. We the Democrats has to keep our vision on the needs of the nation, to have candidates who are truth worthy and with the ability to govern. Then we need to GOTV, this is what will change this great nation back to the right track. It is obvious the GOP is interested in bringing down the Democrats, we need to be interested in doing what Democrats do best, looking for answers to America's problems and then getting those programs in place. We are tough, strong and wise, all the items needed to running a large country and not to tear down but to build up.

[tanyev]

5. A verrry slooow step back.