Benghazi Only the Tip of Impeachment Icebert
May 17, 2014 20:09:11 #
Benghazi only the tip of impeachment iceberg
Tom Tancredo predicts House probe will open up other Obama cover-ups
As the Benghazi scandal unfolds through the congressional investigation of White House and State Department lies, we should keep in mind that the Benghazi lies are only one facet of a rogue presidency that has ridden roughshod over the Constitution for over five years.
If the Benghazi scandal can wake people up to the magnitude of Obamas crimes against the Constitution, well and good. But White House lies about Benghazi are only the tip of what is really a very large impeachment iceberg.
We will hear many pundits say that whatever the truth of what happened in Benghazi, its only politics to lie about foreign events during an election campaign, and so, its not a scandal on the scale of Watergate. That argument misses the point that what Benghazi and Watergate have in common: What brought Nixon down was not the crime but the cover-up. And when it comes to cover-ups, Obama and his team make Nixon look like a rank amateur.
If on the morning of Sept. 12, 2012, Obama had admitted mistakes were made in not protecting the Benghazi compound against the terrorist attack by an affiliate of al-Qaida, he would have taken his lumps, but there would be no scandal. By fabricating a cover story to avoid admitting his policy failures in Libya, Obama not only put politics ahead of national security, he participated in a cover-up that makes Watergate look tame in comparison.
Cover-ups have become a nasty pattern in the Obama administration. The cover-up of the truth about Fast and Furious gun-running involves not only the White House but several officials in the Department of Justice, including Attorney General Holder.
The cover-up of the unconstitutional use of administrative decrees to violate the separation of powers has involved high-level political appointees in the Department of Homeland Security.
The cover-up of the IRS improprieties involves not only high-level IRS officials but Obamas White House counsel and powerful Democratic members of Congress, including Sen. Carl Levin.
There is a pattern here of abuse of power through the deliberate disregard of constitutional norms and standards. And what makes that pattern so egregious and dangerous is the participation of a partisan media that actively supports and condones the ongoing cover-ups of Obamas arrogant disregard of the Constitution.
And now, we are on the verge of seeing a third co-conspirator join the fray: a corporate entity called the National Democratic Party. If congressional Democrats refuse to participate in a legitimate Congressional select committee charged with investigating the Benghazi scandal, we face a true constitutional crisis.
A political blockbuster and guide for Congress to draw up articles of impeachment Aaron Kleins Impeachable Offenses: The Case for Removing Barack Obama from Office
If Democrats in Congress declare they will not play by the rules, they will be following Obamas example in disregarding constitutional safeguards against tyranny. Maybe that should have been expected, but it is nevertheless alarming for citizens who expect all elected officials to respect the rule of law.
What we see developing is this. Democrats fear that the Benghazi investigation by the House Select Committee might be a forerunner to an impeachment effort. Consequently, they want to set the precedent that they can veto such investigations by not participating. By obstructing the Select Committee investigation, they are effectively joining in the Benghazi cover-up.
What all this means is that the Benghazi investigation likely will be the closest thing we ever see to a true impeachment inquiry. That is probably not shocking to Washington pundits, but those pundits may be surprised by the outcome. By exposing and documenting a pattern of lies and arrogance by the Obama White House in the final weeks of the 2012 presidential campaign, Obamas other lies and cover-ups may become more open to investigation and prosecution.
Thats what congressional Democrats and their allies in the mainstream media fear will happen. We can only pray their worst fears are realized. We can hope that in the end, if Democrats constitutional morals fail, their instinct for self-preservation will not. After all, as many have observed, Nixon was never impeached, he was forced to resign by leaders of his own political party.
But if the legitimate congressional Benghazi investigation is stonewalled or sabotaged and ends with the key questions unanswered because of obstructionist tactics, then we will indeed face a very dark and troubling constitutional crisis.
Tom Tancredo predicts House probe will open up other Obama cover-ups
As the Benghazi scandal unfolds through the congressional investigation of White House and State Department lies, we should keep in mind that the Benghazi lies are only one facet of a rogue presidency that has ridden roughshod over the Constitution for over five years.
If the Benghazi scandal can wake people up to the magnitude of Obamas crimes against the Constitution, well and good. But White House lies about Benghazi are only the tip of what is really a very large impeachment iceberg.
We will hear many pundits say that whatever the truth of what happened in Benghazi, its only politics to lie about foreign events during an election campaign, and so, its not a scandal on the scale of Watergate. That argument misses the point that what Benghazi and Watergate have in common: What brought Nixon down was not the crime but the cover-up. And when it comes to cover-ups, Obama and his team make Nixon look like a rank amateur.
If on the morning of Sept. 12, 2012, Obama had admitted mistakes were made in not protecting the Benghazi compound against the terrorist attack by an affiliate of al-Qaida, he would have taken his lumps, but there would be no scandal. By fabricating a cover story to avoid admitting his policy failures in Libya, Obama not only put politics ahead of national security, he participated in a cover-up that makes Watergate look tame in comparison.
Cover-ups have become a nasty pattern in the Obama administration. The cover-up of the truth about Fast and Furious gun-running involves not only the White House but several officials in the Department of Justice, including Attorney General Holder.
The cover-up of the unconstitutional use of administrative decrees to violate the separation of powers has involved high-level political appointees in the Department of Homeland Security.
The cover-up of the IRS improprieties involves not only high-level IRS officials but Obamas White House counsel and powerful Democratic members of Congress, including Sen. Carl Levin.
There is a pattern here of abuse of power through the deliberate disregard of constitutional norms and standards. And what makes that pattern so egregious and dangerous is the participation of a partisan media that actively supports and condones the ongoing cover-ups of Obamas arrogant disregard of the Constitution.
And now, we are on the verge of seeing a third co-conspirator join the fray: a corporate entity called the National Democratic Party. If congressional Democrats refuse to participate in a legitimate Congressional select committee charged with investigating the Benghazi scandal, we face a true constitutional crisis.
A political blockbuster and guide for Congress to draw up articles of impeachment Aaron Kleins Impeachable Offenses: The Case for Removing Barack Obama from Office
If Democrats in Congress declare they will not play by the rules, they will be following Obamas example in disregarding constitutional safeguards against tyranny. Maybe that should have been expected, but it is nevertheless alarming for citizens who expect all elected officials to respect the rule of law.
What we see developing is this. Democrats fear that the Benghazi investigation by the House Select Committee might be a forerunner to an impeachment effort. Consequently, they want to set the precedent that they can veto such investigations by not participating. By obstructing the Select Committee investigation, they are effectively joining in the Benghazi cover-up.
What all this means is that the Benghazi investigation likely will be the closest thing we ever see to a true impeachment inquiry. That is probably not shocking to Washington pundits, but those pundits may be surprised by the outcome. By exposing and documenting a pattern of lies and arrogance by the Obama White House in the final weeks of the 2012 presidential campaign, Obamas other lies and cover-ups may become more open to investigation and prosecution.
Thats what congressional Democrats and their allies in the mainstream media fear will happen. We can only pray their worst fears are realized. We can hope that in the end, if Democrats constitutional morals fail, their instinct for self-preservation will not. After all, as many have observed, Nixon was never impeached, he was forced to resign by leaders of his own political party.
But if the legitimate congressional Benghazi investigation is stonewalled or sabotaged and ends with the key questions unanswered because of obstructionist tactics, then we will indeed face a very dark and troubling constitutional crisis.
May 17, 2014 21:18:07 #
ldsuttonjr wrote:
Benghazi only the tip of impeachment iceberg br T... (show quote)
Crap in one hand and hope for impeachment in the other and see which hand fills first.
May 17, 2014 21:19:21 #
Nicely enumerated Mr. Sutton; only time will tell if the surpassingly obvious criminality of these Leftist scoundrels is actually illuminated or if, as as our resident Leftists and their media cohorts propagandize, it can be successfully marginalized as,"just more attempts at political smears."
There is no guarantee that the Obama/Chicago mendacity machine will not prevail. Trey Gowdy notwithstanding, the R's do not inspire confidence. Stupid vs. Evil have come home to roost.
There is no guarantee that the Obama/Chicago mendacity machine will not prevail. Trey Gowdy notwithstanding, the R's do not inspire confidence. Stupid vs. Evil have come home to roost.
May 17, 2014 21:24:37 #
3jack wrote:
Crap in one hand and hope for impeachment in the other and see which hand fills first.
3jack: Just don't stick your finger up your ass and then into your mouth....you will find out which hand real quick
May 17, 2014 21:25:02 #
Left out is the new scandal with the VA. Think of it. If the Government can totally screw the Veterans who have a lot of political clout, what will they do to the average Joe and Jane under Obamacare?
May 17, 2014 21:32:05 #
son of witless wrote:
Left out is the new scandal with the VA. Think of it. If the Government can totally screw the Veterans who have a lot of political clout, what will they do to the average Joe and Jane under Obamacare?
It was Bush. That and Republican obstructionism....
May 17, 2014 21:43:12 #
Tip of the Impeachment Icebert??? Will frozen Ernies be forthcoming??? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Is everyone in your family as math challenged as yourself? It would take 67 U.S. Senators to convict a president impeached by the House. If the GOP picks up the number of senators it expects to add in Nov., it would put their number at 53. Where in hell would you ever find 14 Democratic U.S. senators who are as stupid as you are???
Is everyone in your family as math challenged as yourself? It would take 67 U.S. Senators to convict a president impeached by the House. If the GOP picks up the number of senators it expects to add in Nov., it would put their number at 53. Where in hell would you ever find 14 Democratic U.S. senators who are as stupid as you are???
May 17, 2014 21:55:40 #
alex
Loc: michigan now imperial beach californa
3jack wrote:
Crap in one hand and hope for impeachment in the other and see which hand fills first.
we don't want him impeached we want him tried and executed
May 17, 2014 22:01:34 #
alex
Loc: michigan now imperial beach californa
son of witless wrote:
Left out is the new scandal with the VA. Think of it. If the Government can totally screw the Veterans who have a lot of political clout, what will they do to the average Joe and Jane under Obamacare?
I don't understand why everyone is so surprised about the VA scandal it is well known the commucrats hate the military and try to get rid of it every time they get in office
May 17, 2014 22:07:06 #
alex wrote:
we don't want him impeached we want him tried and executed
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Alex,
Are your schizophrenic hallucinations auditory or visual??? Do you hear God talking to you or is it little green men from Ur-anus???
May 17, 2014 22:10:41 #
alex
Loc: michigan now imperial beach californa
Brian Devon wrote:
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Alex,
Are your schizophrenic hallucinations auditory or visual??? Do you hear God talking to you or is it little green men from Ur-anus???
Alex,
Are your schizophrenic hallucinations auditory or visual??? Do you hear God talking to you or is it little green men from Ur-anus???
and what does any of that rant have to do with my statement?
May 17, 2014 22:15:58 #
alex wrote:
and what does any of that rant have to do with my statement?
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I think you are senile. Wanting to try and execute our president? You are confusing Barack Obama with Dick Cheney. President Obama is the one who actually has a real heart.
May 17, 2014 22:17:38 #
Brian Devon wrote:
Tip of the Impeachment Icebert??? Will frozen Ernies be forthcoming??? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Is everyone in your family as math challenged as yourself? It would take 67 U.S. Senators to convict a president impeached by the House. If the GOP picks up the number of senators it expects to add in Nov., it would put their number at 53. Where in hell would you ever find 14 Democratic U.S. senators who are as stupid as you are???
Is everyone in your family as math challenged as yourself? It would take 67 U.S. Senators to convict a president impeached by the House. If the GOP picks up the number of senators it expects to add in Nov., it would put their number at 53. Where in hell would you ever find 14 Democratic U.S. senators who are as stupid as you are???
Brian: There is another way...A Federal Judge convening a Grand Jury..followed by an indictment...followed by a Federal Marshal serving the warrant! Lets not forget the illegal works for us!!!!
May 17, 2014 22:38:41 #
Brian Devon wrote:
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I think you are senile. Wanting to try and execute our president? You are confusing Barack Obama with Dick Cheney. President Obama is the one who actually has a real heart.
I think you are senile. Wanting to try and execute our president? You are confusing Barack Obama with Dick Cheney. President Obama is the one who actually has a real heart.
Yes he does and it is black as the pits of hell .
May 17, 2014 22:47:29 #
67p5065 wrote:
Yes he does and it is black as the pits of hell .
Brian: Check the man's positions on abortion...He has the heart of a stink bug!!!!!
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