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Thu Nov 15, 2012 at 02:13 PM PST
5 of 8 Republicans skip Benghazi hearing; complain about lack of information on Benghazi
by SantaFeMarie
This needs to be read by - or to, if necessary - to every wingnut in the nation peddling insane Benghazi theories:
This week, a number of Republican senators have strongly criticized the administration for failing to properly explain the circumstances surrounding the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi. Some of those senators failed to show up for a briefing on the attack Wednesday.
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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has been the leading congressional critic of the administration's handling of the Benghazi attack ...But although McCain had time to speak on the Senate floor and on television about the lack of information provided to Congress about the attack, he didn't attend the classified briefing for senators Wednesday given to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, of which he is a member.
Committee ranking Republican Susan Collins (R-ME) called out McCain for skipping the briefing and said his call for a special committee to investigate the Benghazi attack was not necessary because the Homeland Security committee could handle it.
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), another Homeland Security committee member who was on television complaining about the lack of Benghazi information, also did not show up for the Wednesday hearing. Paul did a CNN interview from the Capitol building Wednesday in which said he had questions about the anti-Islam video, the lack of Marines in Libya, and diplomatic security. At one point he says, "I don't know enough of the details."
CNN reports that only three of the eight GOP members of the committee attended the two hour briefing; seven of the nine Democratic members were there.
That same report also says that when he was asked about this today, McCain shouted "get off my lawn". Well, not quite, but almost - see the link I just gave you.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/15/1162090/-5-of-8-Republicans-skip-Benghazi-hearing-complain-about-lack-of-information-on-Benghazi
nc4bo
(17,651 posts)We really should know. Their names should be public.
How do we find this information?
bench scientist
(1,107 posts)R - Collins, Coburn, Brown, Johnson, McCain, Portman, Paul and Moran.
D-Lieberman, Levin,Akaka, Carper, Pryor, Landrieu, McCaskill,Tester, Begich
And Collins called the R's out for not attending, so it would have to be Coburn, Brown, Johnson, Portman or Moran.
dsc
(52,162 posts)but the rest should be held accountable.
chowder66
(9,070 posts)kentuck
(111,098 posts)which would disrupt their impeachment plans...?
longship
(40,416 posts)That power rests solely with the House of Reps.
socialindependocrat
(1,372 posts)is by not working.
Funny, I wonder if their numbers are included in the 47%
who do nothing and expect handouts from the government?
In my highschool they would be considered "troublemakers"
and expelled from school!
struggle4progress
(118,288 posts)them always to display a certain level of dysfunctional incompetence
Initech
(100,079 posts)War Horse
(931 posts)Long since gone. Live and learn