Have Republicans no shame?

House GOP isn't investigating a scandal; it's causing one (Click hefre to read more)

05/08/14 11:26 AM
By Steve Benen
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The entirety of the House Republican leaders spoke to reporters yesterday morning following a caucus meeting, and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) wrapped up the briefing by throwing a bit of a tantrum.
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    [H]is voice rising in anger and his face darkening to red, he went through the list of investigations that conservatives have pursued to frustratingly inconclusive ends over the last several years.
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    "When is the administration going to tell the American people the truth? They've not told the truth about Benghazi, they've not told the truth about the I.R.S., they've not told the truth about Fast and Furious."

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Jon Chait joked, "It's about time America has an omnibus committee on Benghazi, the I.R.S., Fast and Furious, Spreading the Wealth, and water fluoridation. They are definitely going to Get to the Bottom of all the things Obama has been lying to America about."
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Boehner probably got a little carried away - feigning emotional outrage invariably leads to rhetorical clumsiness - but the Speaker's tirade inadvertently gave away the game:
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Republicans are just throwing garbage against the wall - any garbage they can come up with - in the hopes that something, anything, sticks.
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Watching this unfold in real time reinforces an unsettling truth: the only legitimate scandal on display on Capitol Hill right now is how Republicans are conducting themselves.