The Swiftboating of Bowe Bergdahl Turns Into a Republican Disaster With Torture Revelation

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25. It's not just about making Obama look bad....

...this scandal, at least for the last few weeks, has done exactly what republicans wanted it to do. Took the place of Benghazi which had run out of steam. This took it's place. Something they could harp on and on about, demand hearings about, question, attack and get the media focused on, so that all the real stuff gets ignored. Like the VA scandal (their lack of funding for it), unemployment, and all the other things that they always try to find a way to avoid dealing with--or say "no" on and want to hide that fact. This is their usual, all-too-effective tactic. Their "bread and circuses."

And guess what? This worked. It headlined the news, made the cover of Time magazine, got a parade canceled in Idaho and the family's had threats. They got EXACTLY what they wanted out of this. Everyone is looking at this, and not at the stuff that matters. Because in the end, this is really nothing. And if the republicans hadn't make a stink about it, it would hardly have been remarked on. Obama would have gotten some credit, but it wouldn't have been a big deal outside of the town in Idaho. One mention on the news of "the last POW coming home..." and that would be it. The end.

This isn't a mere smear campaign. It's a distraction. Just like Benghazi. If it makes Obama look bad, that's gravy.

So I sure hope this DOES come back to bite them badly. Otherwise, they will have won even if they seem to have "lost." They will have gotten exactly what they wanted. A big distraction that had people divided, questioning, bickering, and ignoring all the really important stuff.