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Leadership Aide: Boehner 'Seriously Considering' Select Committee on Benghazi
The Weekly Standard ^ | MAY 2, 2014 | STEPHEN F. HAYES

Posted on 05/02/2014 7:43:47 AM PDT by dontreadthis

House Speaker John Boehner is “seriously considering” appointing a select committee to investigate the attacks on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, according to a senior GOP leadership aide. The move comes after the revelation of an email from a top Obama national security official, Ben Rhodes, instructing Susan Rice to focus on an anti-Muslim internet video to explain the attacks.

boehner, john “The new emails this week were the straw that broke the camel’s back,” says the aide. “The Speaker was furious to learn that the admininstration withheld relevant documents from a congressional subpoena. He’s sick and tired of this evasion and obstruction from the administration, and wants a solution to finally force accountability, get to the truth, and provide justice.”

Boehner, who has paid careful attention to the Benghazi developments since the attacks, has resisted calls to appoint a select committee, preferring to allow the various committees of jurisdiction to pursue investigations of their slices of the attacks on their own. Aides say Boehner continues to believe that the work of those committees has been valuable. “The current committees investigating the attack have done good work, using their authority, including subpoena authority, to gather facts, interview hundreds of witnesses, and conduct dozens of hearings. But this week’s events demonstrate a new level of stonewalling and obfuscation by the administration that requires a new level of investigation.”


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: benghazi; benrhodes; jaycarney; johnboehner; libya; ohio; susanrice
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1 posted on 05/02/2014 7:43:47 AM PDT by dontreadthis
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To: dontreadthis

So has Lois Lerner been arrested yet?


2 posted on 05/02/2014 7:45:24 AM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: dontreadthis

Boner is a waste of time and space.


3 posted on 05/02/2014 7:45:31 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: dontreadthis

DUHHHH!
what is taking so long?


4 posted on 05/02/2014 7:45:47 AM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie
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To: dontreadthis

He should do America a favor and “seriously consider” resigning.


5 posted on 05/02/2014 7:46:33 AM PDT by ZULU (Devil Patrick FREE Justina Pelletier!!!)
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To: dontreadthis
The entire EXEMPT US Congress is STUPIDER
and more treasonous and supporting of terrorism
than the average Egyptian.


6 posted on 05/02/2014 7:46:53 AM PDT by Diogenesis
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

Bone head is “seriously considering”.....

That means he has to consult with odumbo first.


7 posted on 05/02/2014 7:47:02 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: dontreadthis
He'll never do it. He and Ubama are on the same team.
8 posted on 05/02/2014 7:47:28 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government." --Tacitus)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

Perhaps doctors implanted a spine.

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/04/john-boehner-back-surgery-106193.html


9 posted on 05/02/2014 7:47:39 AM PDT by maggief
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To: dontreadthis

If I do not see Obama frogmarched out of the Whitehouse, and shipped to the Hague to face international War Crimes, my life will be incomplete.


10 posted on 05/02/2014 7:47:42 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

He sounds a little more miffed than usual. Let’s see what Boehner does with this.


11 posted on 05/02/2014 7:48:30 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: dontreadthis

Yeah, `ponder’ it for a few more weeks, you worthless, weepy sack-o’-shite.


12 posted on 05/02/2014 7:48:31 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: dontreadthis

Oh Great! Another committee! /s


13 posted on 05/02/2014 7:49:29 AM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (Did you just get off the short bus or what?)
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To: dontreadthis

Senior GOP leadership aide = first guy in the circle jerk.

I’m sure this is a trial balloon signaling Boehner needs his marching orders from campaign donors and the MSM.


14 posted on 05/02/2014 7:50:39 AM PDT by IamConservative
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To: dontreadthis
Leadership Aide: Boehner 'Seriously Considering' Select Committee on Benghazi

C'mon, John! You know you won't do a damn thing! Oh, did I hurt your feelings...again?!!

"Ye-eh-eh-eh-essssss"!


15 posted on 05/02/2014 7:50:41 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: dontreadthis

Boehner is seriously considering how to form a select committee that won’t investigate the Syrian gun running and who all knew about it.


16 posted on 05/02/2014 7:51:20 AM PDT by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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To: dontreadthis

Boner must have gone on the wagon and his last two working brain cells connected up. If he goes thru with it I will send him ten bucks. Impeachment and mass criminal arrests would have to follow if he can get someone like Schippers to investigate. Hope I spelled Schippers name right, investigated Clinton.


17 posted on 05/02/2014 7:51:35 AM PDT by Foundahardheadedwoman (God don't have a statute of limitations)
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To: dontreadthis
Future Headline: AP May 2, 2015: Boehner 'Seriously Considering' Select Committee on Benghazi
18 posted on 05/02/2014 7:52:03 AM PDT by InterceptPoint
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To: All

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BpsxczxNFo


19 posted on 05/02/2014 7:56:08 AM PDT by dontreadthis
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To: Lazamataz

If he does anything with it, Ubama will be going the way of Nixon, therefore he won’t do anything with it.


20 posted on 05/02/2014 7:57:40 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government." --Tacitus)
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