"BUT this is typical of people who ONLY get their news from the 'presidential steno pool"

They have made the doubly fatal mistake...finally. They have pissed off the media. Haven't our little friends seen his most ardent admirers falling off the train? How can anyone believe this poll? Chris Matthews no longer gets tingles, even Jon Stewart doesn't love him anymore. NOW, the press, which has said about him, "he's almost a god," is beginning to see how foolish they were to protect him so much and now they are becoming embarrassed. Any idiot (except the DR "progressives") should see he's an inept leader and is a lying, dishonest Chicago thug. However, we can be glad that we have Montecore, Danni, Zed, BruceBanner and some other DR commandos who continue to entertain us. Maybe they still get a few tingles. If they ever decide he's been lying to them and is an embarrassment we will have lost an excellent source for amusement.

Thugs! They are all just Chicago thugs. Anyone who expected honesty, transparency and ethical dealing from this gang is naïve and not very observant starting from the campaign they ran in the very beginning.

"There actually is a scandal at the IRS but the scandal is that all of those Tea Party groups were eventually approved for 501c3 status..."

Not true...and you somehow failed to mention that many were also investigated by OSHA, Dept. of labor, EPA and other BIG government agencies. Spin it all you want, Danni, but to try to sell the idea that all the government activity was normal and aboveboard is really embarrassing.

"Engelbrecht said the IRS has delayed granting her organization tax-exempt status for nearly three years by asking hundreds of detailed questions in one letter after another."

And there ARE more regardless of the BS you posted.

"But trying to place more of the blame for 9/11 on Clinton than Bush is more partisan hackery."

Never said "more" blame, but I do think there was an equal amount. BUT...the subjects we're dealing with today are IRSgate, Benghazigate, and APgate. Who brought up "Bush" anyway? Was it YOU, RCade?

"August 6, 2001 PDB - "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US"

"Who." "What." "When." "Where." Not the same kind of warnings from Benghazi that kept coming over months. Several attacks prior, British left etc., etc. Poor comparison, Doc. Benghazi is 100% on your guys, but I think any blame for 9/11 can be shared with both the Clinton and Bush administrations.

"It was Lt. Col. Gibson from U.S. Special Operations Command Africa."

Because the "stand down" order came from higher up..." "when [Col. Gibson] got a phone call from SOCAFRICA which said, 'you can't go now,.." Read the article, Gibson and his team were on the way to board the C-130.

"Andrew McCarthy never said anything like this about Bush and Cheney in regards to the massacre of 2,996 people on 9/11."

By far, most of the planning, organization and training for 9/11 took place during the Clinton administration. The FBI during that time was informed that there was suspicion from the flight training organizations that the Arab students weren't interested in learning take offs and landings. The Arabs also entered the U.S. with visa's mostly obtained during the Clinton administration. Lots of blame for THAT bunch, but you ignore that, right, RCade. It's all in the "blame Bush" talking points though, so I understand. Try another deflection for us now OK?

I would love to know who issued that "stand down" order. It was definitely someone higher in the food chain than the acting ambassador, Hicks, or the Lt. Col. in charge of the team.

"We're portrayed by Republicans as either being lying or idiots..."

He's wrong...personally, I strongly believe it's BOTH!

"who was suppose to arrive when, from where, and with what, to defend it MSGT?"

Uhhh, a Special Forces team maybe...from Tripoli...with all kinds of weapons...Remember, two Seals disobeyed orders to "stand down" and went anyway? They got there in plenty of time to die in the fight.

"The deputy of slain U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens has told congressional investigators that a team of Special Forces prepared to fly from Tripoli to Benghazi during the Sept. 11, 2012 attacks was forbidden from doing so by U.S. Special Operations Command Africa.

According to excerpts released Monday, Hicks told investigators that SOCAFRICA commander Lt. Col. Gibson and his team were on their way to board a C-130 from Tripoli for Benghazi prior to an attack on a second U.S. compound "when [Col. Gibson] got a phone call from SOCAFRICA which said, 'you can't go now, you don't have the authority to go now.' And so they missed the flight ... They were told not to board the flight, so they missed it."

"Then I'll decide."

(Then I'll decide...that the Obama administration and Sarah Ingram were not involved and that the IRS is just doing their job.)

FTFY

"The article is a dopey fluff piece vomited from the conservative entertainment complex..."

There's absolutely no hope for you. CBS conservative????...LOL, Dan rather isn't going to like you saying that. Besides, the comment didn't come from CBS, it came from the administration official. I know it makes your as wanna chew tobacco, but try to get it straight before you blurt next time.

"I tried to call Cindy Sheehan to find out but she's nowhere to be found."

You know, I've noticed that a lot of the "progressives" who love the moderation and transparency of this administration have been missing. Is there a "Woodstock" going on up in New York or what?

"Amazing what sets that ol' leg of yours a-twitchin' and a-tinglin'"

You must be referring to the twitchin' and tinglin' of my middle leg when I watch the pps presentation of Carla Bruni over and over. I got admit, she IS amazing.

"But I still want to hear both sides of a case before before I go off kicking and screaming into the night."

OK...but are you screaming and kicking into the night over the ADMITTED targeting of conservatives applying for tax-exempt status yet? Having personal knowledge of IRS atrocities and knowing of others over the decades, I have a tendency to believe they are capable of just about anything. In any case, if IRS did not seize medical records, they're gonna have access soon under Obamacare anyway. THAT make ME go screaming and kicking into the night. How about you?

"Issa was more fun when he stuck to stealing cars."

...and you were a lot more fun when writing Poe-like accounts of Vern's trials and tribulations...sighhhhh.

As I said before...I'm soooo glad we have these dyed-in-the-wool "progressive" DR idiots who are still, believing, defending, idolizing and loving the thugs in this administration. The DR would be no fun at all if everyone was saying the same things as the sane posters here.

"Maybe Diablo didn't know the Washington Times is a "moonie" organization."

Did you know the National Enquirer was the source that really nailed John Edwards. How about Breitbart exposing Weiner/s wiener? I guess we can just put all that down the memory hole based on those entities. You ain't gonna believe NOTHING until it shows up in Media Matters or MoveOn.org...right? Or maybe until Barackus Caesar speaks and "makes it very clear."

"Nothing wrong; Move on"

Right..."WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE...!?"

Damn, I'm glad we still have some die hard believers and hangers-on here on the DR for our entertainment. There are some, however, that are conspicuous by their absence.

"... until conservatives pushed for a war that did nothing but kill and maim American soldiers."

Well, I first landed in Vietnam in '58 under Eisenhower and went through the LBJ build up and the screwy decisions by he and McNamara while they ran the circus. I had voted for both he and JFK. You wanna talk about a circus, THAT was the colossal show of all time. I flew on missions off and on over there until 1971 both from land bases and carriers. I assume you're talking about Iraq in your post.

"I now work for the VA as a healthcare provider, doing my small part in taking care of these men and women."

Kudos and a Bravo Zulu for that.

"Bush was a disaster. Conservative policies were (and are, in the present) disastrous."

Yeah, right...the "progressives" have a stellar record. You wanna talk disasters, I have to refer you to the '60's.

"-- including making things better for you--which almost exclusively are the efforts of Democrats."

Right...I'm sure they'll do wonders for my "free" medical care, retirement pay etc. etc....after all, They are so fond of the military and all, you know, especially Navy Corpsemen

"I can see how the real world is hard to face for you, but the Onion again?"

Doc will deflect to almost anything to protect the Keystone Kops in this administration and Paul Krudman. Over everything else, he wants to ensure Sarah Ingram remains in charge of the Obamacare division for the IRS for eternity. I do wish, however that he would expand upon the Odyssey of LoJack Issa and Tailgunner Cruz. I also hope Vern is at the bottom of all this false data on Doc's heroes so he can resurrect those Vern stories he wrote so well. I tell ya', they were the highlights of my sojourn on the DR.

"When the US Navy christen's the country's next aircraft carrier the 'USS Barack Obama', it'll be a great freaking day for the country."

Do you think all those Navy CorpseMen would approve of that?

"I used to vote GOP while on active duty..."

I know, until conservatives sacked you for peein' the bed. You gettin' disability now?

"^ post sucks"

Brilliant! :-)

"Without "That's BS" or "Thread sucks" pincheloaf would be pretty scarce on the DR. LOL"

I think he's trying hard to demonstrate that his intelligence is at least equal to Zed's.