Friday, May 17, 2013

Obama Administration's New Benghazi Excuse: We're Idiots

◼ A new report by CBS's Sharyl Attkisson presents a new administration fallback on Benghazi. The people who made the decisions now claim they are just "idiots." But that's not what the record shows, at least when it comes to decisions we can examine up close. - John Sexton/Breitbart

An unnamed administration official tells CBS "We're portrayed by Republicans as either being lying or idiots...It's actually closer to us being idiots." It's quite an admission to come out of any Democratic official, which is all the more reason to wonder why it's being offered eight months into the investigation of the administration's actions.

The real problem with the "idiots" excuse is that it's belied by the evidence. Earlier this week, after pressure from news organizations, the administration release 100 pages of emails related to the drafting of Benghazi talking points. What the emails show is not a group of dummies but politicos seeking to put the best face on a bad situation.

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