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2013-05-13 Home Front: WoT

Pressure mounts on Boehner to appoint select committee on Benghazi

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Posted by Steve White 2013-05-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 because if you're 50 years old and you're a federal employee, you have two kids, maybe two college tuitions, you have a mortgage on your house in Arlington County, you're not going to risk your career," Wolf told conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt on Friday.

Er, huh, does this mean that folks over the age of 50 have a difficult time changing careers, and that age discrimination really does exist ?

Posted by Besoeker 2013-05-13 08:59|| 2013-05-13 08:59|| Front Page Top

#2 One problem is that when "select commitee" is used, the follow-on is always "Watergate".

Another problem is that select commitees are bipartisan. What made the select commitee on Watergate work was that senior Republicans were on board. Given the performance of Democrat members at last week's hearings, at this point it's a recipe for gridlock and eventual failure.

Personally, at this point I'd rather let the existing commitees do their work and let the press coverage continue to build momentum.

Posted by Pappy 2013-05-13 14:01|| 2013-05-13 14:01|| Front Page Top

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"If you don't use the subpoena power, people will not come in and testify, because if you're 50 years old and you're a federal employee, you have two kids, maybe two college tuitions, you have a mortgage on your house in Arlington County, you're not going to risk your career," Wolf told conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt on Friday.

There is an Office of Special Council whose job is to protect whistleblowers and protect the merit system. What Wolf is saying is that there are people who are afraid nonetheless, that when they tell the truth they will be punished by the Obama admin. This doesn't surprise me but I wish Wolk had been explicit in saying that.

Posted by lord garth 2013-05-13 14:27|| 2013-05-13 14:27|| Front Page Top

#4 it means these bureacrats value their material things more than they do their oath to uhold and defend the constitutiton. Show some courage - those folks in Beghazi gave the last full measure of devotion, putting you rmaterial wealth at risk is peanuts compared to that.

Posted by OldSpook 2013-05-13 16:28|| 2013-05-13 16:28|| Front Page Top

#5 ...because if you're 50 years old and you're a federal employee,..

Because no one has the 'smoking gun' in hand [other than maybe Vince Foster].

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-05-13 17:12|| 2013-05-13 17:12|| Front Page Top

#6 He is a coward; it would shock the $hit out of me if he actually did it....

Posted by Uncle Phester 2013-05-13 19:54|| 2013-05-13 19:54|| Front Page Top

#7 age discrimination really does exist ?

Of course that is a rhetorical question, Besoeker. The key to post-age-50 employment is to be able to set up your own business, built upon your experience and expertise, but of course the Administration is doing its utmost to make that impossible too.

Posted by Glenmore 2013-05-13 20:07|| 2013-05-13 20:07|| Front Page Top

#8 Boner is slightly more useless than a bent shitcan. Needs to go.

Posted by USN,ret 2013-05-13 21:26|| 2013-05-13 21:26|| Front Page Top

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