The Democrats are choosing between two options. The House of Representatives is forming a committee to investigate Benghazi, with Rep Trey Gowdy as chairman. Option 1 for Democrats. Refuse to participate, make it an all Republican deal, and then trash it as political witchhunting. Option 2. Put some Democrats on the committee who can slow things down, waste time, give the witnesses softball questions that make them look good, raise procedural objections, and in general water down the proceedings.
Which option to take? Option 1, abstention, only works if the public can be persuaded that there is nothing in the Benghazi story. Polls suggest that this won't work, they show a majority thinks Benghazi is a shameful scandal, being hushed up by the administration. Certainly the failure to send troops to the rescue, the firing of general officers who refused to call back rescue missions, the mysterious CIA operation set up in this sinkhole, the attempt to call it a political demonstration sparked by an obscure internet video, and the denial of security assets requested before hand by officials on the scene, go together to make an ugly and shameful story.
Option 2 only looks good for Democrats only if they decide Option 1 won't work.
Good Luck Democrats.
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