Chaffetz: McCarthy Should Apologize For 'Inappropriate' Benghazi Remark

[hrmjustin]

Caitlin MacNeal

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, on Wednesday slammed House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for his recent comment that the investigation into Benghazi had hurt Hillary Clinton politically.

"That’s an absolute inappropriate statement. It is not how this started. We wanted to get to the truth of it," Chaffetz told CNN's Wolf Blitzer.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/jason-chaffetz-kevin-mccarthy-benghazi

[geek tragedy]

1. lol, there is no honor amongst thieves nt

[Turbineguy]

2. Yes.

In the republican world, telling the truth is an offense.

[MrScorpio]

3. "We've got to protect our phony-baloney jobs!" nt

[NorthCarolina]

4. Too late. The cats already out of the bag. eom

[dorkzilla]

5. Sorry Chaffetz, McCarthy just confirmed what we already knew...

The question is, can we do something about this now? Can we please stop this ridiculous charade? Can we stop spending taxpayer money for the goofy optics of hanging Hillary out to dry? What a cock-up.

[KamaAina]

6. Chaffetz?!

[Paladin]

7. The truth hurts, doesn't it, Chaffetz.

[lumberjack_jeff]

8. "Inappropriate" = "don't say that out loud, dumbass." n/t

[JHB]

9. "We wanted to get to the truth of it"...

Riiiiiiiight.

Just like they did for Vince Foster's death.

[libodem]

10. .And then there is this little gem:

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Oop wrong item on the clipboard. I meant this:
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[yellowcanine]

11. Unfortunately for McCarthy this plays into the perception of him as a weak lightweight.

Exactly the qualities you do not want in a House Speaker.

Compare to Tip O'Neil, or even Newt Gingrich.

[Mass]

12. Not a problem with the modern Republican party where policy understanding is a problem.

McCarthy was just as ill suited as whip and majority leader, but, as the GOP promotes using the Dilbert Principle, this is not an issue for him. (at Gingrich's time, there would have been 2 or 3 people challenging him. This year, anybody even remotely qualified to be speaker is running away as fast as they can.

[moondust]

13. Chaffetz the liar scolds McCarthy the truth teller.