Four Outstanding Benghazi Questions

No matter who is doing the reporting, no one seems to include the full list of issues with the attack on our consulate in Benghazi resulting in the deaths 4 Americans. I want to make sure we don't lose track of any of the questions the Obama administration refuses to answer. 

#1 - Who made the stand-down order? Why didn't they send in the FEST to assist the personnel there?

#2 - Why was the security so light given the recent attack on the facility and on British facilities nearby, especially on 9/11?

#3 - a State Department whistleblower has been retaliated against by senior management. Who directed the demotion of Mr Hicks?

#4 - The talking points were deliberately prepared to mislead the American people. Who decided to falsely blame the attack on the YouTube video?

Patriot bloggers and members of the twitterverse have kept this story alive over the past 8 months.  They will not rest or drop this story until Americans get the answers we deserve.  

Liberal War on Women

Why do liberals see everyone as victims?  Could it be that this approach increases the number of people who need "protecting", thus those who are dependent on Big Brother for that "protection"?   It has also turned out to be an effective way of deflecting any criticism of the actions and positions of those on the left.  

This past week Republicans began to back off their critique of Susan Rice's refusal to speak truthfully in the weeks following the despicable terrorist strike on our consulate in Benghazi, having been accused of being racist and/or sexist for questioning Ms. Rice's testimony to Congress about the attack.  As a woman, I am deeply offended that liberals think Rice (and, by extension, all women) is too fragile to withstand criticism as she executes her role as US ambassador to the UN and Obama administration and foreign affairs spokesperson.  Susan Rice is an accomplished woman who has held a variety of national security and foreign policy roles in the US government; she is not some tittering sorority girl requiring protection from big bad bullies questioning her judgement.  

I do not believe Rice sees herself as a victim; however, this tactic has been used increasingly by those on the Left as a way to deflect attention away from actual policy matters.  Liberals will scream from the rooftops when the stated positions or job performance of anyone of color and/or women are questioned.  If you voted for Romney over Obama you're a racist.  If Congress questions why Susan Rice presented an inaccurate briefing, clearly intending to deflect acknowledgement of acts of terrorism before the election, then they are both racist and sexist.  Far from acknowledging that she was set out as a sacrificial lamb and put in that position then hung out to dry by the administration, they decry the questions as sexist.  Maybe Nancy Pelosi isn't woman enough to take criticism, but the rest of women in America certainly are.

Unfortunately, this tactic is working.  Over the weekend on the Sunday morning news shows, John McCain was definitely reacting to the Democratic name-calling when he clearly tempered his comments on Rice's potential nomination for Secretary of State.  If Republicans are going to give into this nonsense and back off, then off course it validates the Left's position and strengthens this line of attack.  Republicans need to man up and refudiate these claims for the outrageous and spurious accusations they are, and condemn Demorats for the scurrilous vagabonds they are.