Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who distinguished himself throughout the presidential campaign by claiming some guy told him Mitt Romney might not have paid his taxes, keeps calling on Democrats and Republicans to “turn away from divisions of the past” and cooperate. Next year, maybe? For now, Reid is keeping partisanship open for business, especially when it comes to Benghazi.
Sen. John McCain has called for the formation of a Senate select committee to investigate the Sept. 11 terrorist attack in Libya which killed four Americans, and Reid today sent McCain a long letter with a very blunt message: “I refuse to allow the Senate to be used as a venue for baseless partisan attacks.” Well, then. We thought the attacks in question had taken place in Benghazi, but Reid is more concerned with providing cover for Democrats in Washington. Besides, what’s the point? Reid wrote further, “The elections are over; it is time to put aside the partisan politicization of national security.”
Reid says creation of a special committee to probe #Benghazi would "undermine the numerous investigations" and politicze it.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) November 16, 2012
As the CIA and Pentagon finally release their official timelines of Sept. 11 and Gen. David Petraeus and others testify, it is looking more and more like there has been a constant stream of falsehoods, but not from the GOP.
Reid lectures GOP senators asking for special #Benghazi cmte. Says their efforts should be "more judiciously deployed."
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) November 16, 2012
@ChadPergram What better way to get the facts than to do a thorough, independent investigation?
— Norma Connors (@NormaConnors) November 16, 2012
@ChadPergram Reid, another liar. Despicable, repulsive Harry Reid.
— Sandra Davis (@SaCDav) November 16, 2012
@ChadPergram – how about everyone bomabrding Senator Reid with demands that he do what is right by the American People?!?!
— Deb V ? #IllShoeYou ?? (@OrioleMom) November 17, 2012
@politico Who is surprised that Lap Dog Harry Reid says no to Libya Panel. LOL. Did anyone expect him to say yes?
— ScubaBebe⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@AU_bebe) November 17, 2012
HARRY Reid is a disgrace. Nevadans should be embarrassed. RT @politico Harry Reid to senators: No Libya panel — http://t.co/CkNL4ZqY
— Keith Bliss (@KBGunner1) November 17, 2012
@politico @seungminkim Harry Reid is a coward. He is putting politics over four DEAD Americans.
— Jeffrey A Gray (@jeffreyalangray) November 17, 2012
One point of progress: in his letter, Reid seems to have acknowledged that Amb. Susan Rice’s “blame the video” carpet bombing of television news programs was part of that stream of “Republican” falsehoods.
@gretawire (too funny) Harry Reid's letter states: In the weeks following "THIS TERRORIST ATTACK"…Repubs have misrepresented Facts…
— greybeard (@greybeard411) November 17, 2012
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