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How does a Senate Committee get a witness under oath and find out what’s been going on with that witness?
That’s right. One sure-fire way to accomplish this, at least in terms of Benghazi-gate, is for President Obama to nominate Susan Rice for Secretary of State.
The President’s nominee must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Which means she must be confirmed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee — and under oath right from the get-go.
Opening Ambassador Rice to any and all imaginable questioning — in public — about Benghazi.
My vote: Beg President Obama to nominate Rice for Secretary of State.
The notion that Rice will be any different than John Kerry or any other Obama nominee for the job is a pipe dream. She, on the other hand, is at the center of Benghazi gate.
And the American public is owed answers.
So. Susan Rice for Secretary of State.
A double-dare, Mr. President.
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RAM| 11.19.12 @ 9:13AM
No one gets into the Cabinet who is not a management stooge anyway. Since the Secretary of State will be called upon frequently to lie in public, shouldn't a proven liar be the best choice?
Bob Grant| 11.19.12 @ 9:41AM
Wow. A few decades removed from Henry Kissinger, George Schultz, and James Baker to Hillary Clinton and perhaps Susan Rice or John Kerry.
Another stark example of how we (our country) have fallen.
John - The Mighty Fahvaag| 11.19.12 @ 9:48AM
Dear Mr. Lord,
In a just world, with a Constitutional republican government of men who abide by the rule of law, your scenario would be meaningful.
HOWEVER!
Susan Rice will lie, obfuscate, shift blame, and cry racism. The Regime will continue to lie, dissemble, fabricate, deflect, project, and otherwise hide. The Mass Media/DNC Ministry of Truth will dutifully lie, ignore, excuse, and shift blame.
And the Ministry of Justice will do exactly nothing; just like it always does in defense of its masters.
If Susan Rice testifies, nothing will happen, the Democrats will pass the "Nuclear Option" and her nomination will be voted on.
And the spineless GOP will whine... and be powerless to do more than shake neeners at her and The One.
The Republic is at an end, and it is unrecoverable.
r/John - The Mighty Fahvaag
Pecos Pete| 11.19.12 @ 10:35AM
Mr. Lord, if nominated, she will NOT tell the truth. She will not be prosecuted for lying. She will slide through the hearings and be confirmed. Indict them all, or not, makes no difference. They ignore the law and judges; and, Congress will say nothing. Congress will do nothing.
Albert Constantine Jr.| 11.19.12 @ 12:48PM
Susan Rice would not be the first woman to be secretary of state. She would not be the first black to be secretary of state. She would not be the first person named Rice to be secretary of state. She would not be the first black female named Rice to be secretary of state. She would also not be the first liar to be secretary of state, though she would be the latest of all of these, if appointed.
Bob Grant| 11.19.12 @ 3:29PM
What are the odds ObamaPhonePeople will mistake her for the Rice who served under GW Bush and cause riots out of shear confusion?
Bob Grant| 11.19.12 @ 4:05PM
That would be "sheer" confusion.
Albert Constantine Jr.| 11.19.12 @ 7:37PM
If they subjected her to one of those haircuts the Dutch underground gave women who slept with German soldiers during the occupation in WW II, then it might be shear confusion.
Controse| 11.19.12 @ 5:39PM
Great idea Mr. Lord except for one thing. Testifying under oath means nothing to Obama, or whoever he is, and the members of his administration. Just look at his behavior since being elected and swearing on the bible to be true to the Constitution. She will lie under oath as easily as during a Sunday news program.
RJ| 11.20.12 @ 4:18AM
Perhaps Harry Reid will appoint Candy Crowley to conduct the questioning.
OregonBuzz| 11.20.12 @ 9:27AM
I agree, however I have little faith/trust in anything done by the Senate. They're mostly Democrats you know.