Top Dem On Benghazi Committee: Shut It All Down!

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

A top Democrat serving on the House committee on Benghazi accused the panel's leaders of abusing its purpose and called for the committee's dissolution in a Friday op-ed.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) wrote in The New York Times that the committee has abandoned any pretense of investigating the 2012 terrorist attacks in Libya and become "little more than a partisan tool to influence the presidential race" instead.

"Whatever their original purpose, the Select Committee’s leaders appear no longer to have any interest in Benghazi," he wrote, "except as the tragic events of that day may be used as a cudgel against the likely Democratic nominee for president," Hillary Clinton. Schiff argued that sets a "dangerous precedent" by which Congressional committees could attack other likely presidential nominees in the future.

The California Democrat also drew attention to the the amount of money — $4 million in taxpayer dollars — and the amount of time — 16 months — the committee has spent ostensibly investigating the Benghazi attacks without gleaning any "additional insight" into what happened there on Sept. 11, 2012.

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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/adam-schiff-disband-benghazi-committee

[Hugin]

1. I agree. It's never been more than a Whitewater-esque perpetual witch-hunt.

Simply more of the typical republican gotcha politics the electorate has become so tired of...

blech.

[Hugin]

3. Reply to add: If Fox News needs this kind of RW rumor mill let them pay for it. n/t

[asiliveandbreathe]

19. - NICE! - Exactly - hell ya'! You are onto something...

I would love to see msm go after that line of thinking and the Democratic Party put it on billboards - LET THEM PAY FOR IT>>>THE TAXPAYERS HAVE HAD ENOUGH....TEABUBBLES LOVE THAT KIND OF THINKIN'

[randys1]

2. And it is used HERE And elsewhere to bash Hillary

[Archae]

4. It won't happen.

The GOP has it's Whitewater/Clinton sex scandal 2.0, and they will use it until November 2016.

Why? Because their "candidates" are a bunch of wack jobs and losers.

[Yallow]

5. When The Next Ambassador Dies

Because nothing was done to correct the problems....

Guess who the Republicans are going to blame.

Hillary of course!!!

It's not like the GOP wants to pay for better security. They would
have to ask their billionaire friends to pony up a little $4 and we all
know that's not gonna happen.

God I Hate Republicans.

[Gothmog]

6. This committee is a witchhunt

[Archae]

13. Just like HUAC and McCarthy.

[Hekate]

29. That's what I've been saying. Like HUAC it serves to ruin reputations of bystanders...

....and their bank accounts. Each has to have a lawyer, like this poor sap who's going to plead the Fifth, and the government sure isn't going to pay for his lawyer.

[Saviolo]

7. *snicker*

I'm so sorry, but when I read the title, what immediately popped into my head was the opening line to "On top of Old Smokey."

Top Dem on Benghaaaaaaziiiiiiii!

[RoccoR5955]

8. But if they shut it down, Darryl Issa will go back to stealing cars.

I thought this was about keeping Issa out of jail, or maybe some sort of weird "community disservice" arrangement he made with other Cons.

[Jack Rabbit]

12. Yes, but this time the prosecutor may not be so lenient with Issa

The public is a bit weary of crooked politicians with rap sheets.

[leftieNanner]

15. I don't think Issa is on this committee any more

"Tray of canapes" Gowdy is the head of this committee, I think. Wasn't there something about Issa crashing a closed door session of this and being shown the door by security? This whole thing is a sham. And this country would be better off if Issa HAD been sent to jail.

[Laser102]

18. LOL! Or burning down his own businesses.

[SoapBox]

9. 4 million (and counting) tax payer bucks, flushed down the crapper.

Pukes and Baggers...the worst money managers EVER.

[Gregorian]

10. Have you no sense of decency?

Just another witch hunt. I hate these assholes who pull nonproductive stunt for political gain. They should all be banned from running for office.

[pangaia]

11. What's that little thing about Hillary CLinton being the likely Democratic candidate?

I thought Bernie Sanders was the likely candidate?

[Hekate]

30. If Bernie had her stature, the GOP would do the same to him. He'd feel the burn all right...

You'll know Bernie is a threat when the GOP starts treating him the way they've treated Hillary all along.

The GOP is now composed largely of swine.

[pangaia]

32. Oh. I see.

[Hekate]

33. I hope you do. BS is a mensch, Joe Biden is a mensch-- but the RW will take them down like a pack of

The RW will take down both of them like a pack of dogs as soon as it suits them.

Never forget who the real enemy is.

[libodem]

14. They just want a 9/11 on our watch

Bush hosted the biggest terrorist attack on American soil in history and then tried to make a big deal out of 'keeping us safe' by destroying our privacy and freedom to get on an airplane without having naked pictures taken of ourselves before boarding.

They suck. They pervert justice. They lie. They waste precious resources. I really sorta hate them.

[jmowreader]

16. It doesn't matter who the Democratic nominee is

If Hillary is our standardbearer the attacks against her will continue.

If Bernie is our standardbearer they will attack him for not stopping Hillary.

If Martin O'Malley, Jim Webb et al become the nominee they'll drop back five yards and look for a receiver.

The only solution is to find each R candidate's Achilles Heel...and every time the Repukes bring up the Benghazi non-scandal we bring up the Republican real one.

[Dont call me Shirley]

17. Ken Starr Regurgitated. Shut this whole thing down indeed, now!

[asiliveandbreathe]

20. For my tax money - I want every Embassy attack

investigated over the last 20 years...starting with Raygun...

[Sunlei]

21. Republicans squander millions of Americans Federal money.

[The Wizard]

22. Abuse of Process

Repubics have always done it. Stained blue dress ring a bell? They went from a failed real estate deal to blowjobs in the blink of an eye. They get away with it because Reagan fostered the deliberate dumbing down for cheap political gain.

[Kingofalldems]

23. Where are the Hillary haters?

A Democrat just reported the truth.

[druidity33]

27. no hating here

I'm a Sanders supporter, but this benghazi bullshit is ridiculous. This "investigation" should have been shut down long ago. The 4 mil should come out of Gowdy and Boehner's salary/pension.

[tblue37]

24. KnR. nt

[riversedge]

25. All Democrats need to hold press Conferences and shout it out day

after day week after week.

[JohnnyLib2]

26. Kudos to Rep. Schiff

Hopefully this will encourage a little more light-shedding on that committee.

[awoke_in_2003]

28. They aren't going to shut it down...

because they think they are going to do some "gotcha" in Sept or Oct of next year. Who cares how much money is wasted? They are a bunch of asshats.

[Kingofalldems]

31. Kick this to the top.