++GOP House members were sounded afterwards saying Hillary Clinton was formidable. Her stamina alone awed her opponents. She didn't waver,she didn't contradict earlier testimony and she didn't give them the screenshot they needed. Early conservative reaction was widely negative about the committee having Hillary on for such a prolonged period and in public.
++The committee has been living off of leaks from private testimony from Clinton aides and seem to go to town on Sydney Blumenthal. This just fed the conservative base but the grand finale wasn't to be.
++The Committee tried to get Hillary to distance herself from Obama and she refused,insisting that President Obama made the decisions and she thought them correct. She evoked concern for the slain and mentioned she knew the ambassador. She defended the Review Board and the security personnel at the State Department. And she didn't even diss the Blue Mountain militia which failed to defend the Benghazi consulate. She scored in noting that the security funds approved by the House were inadequate.
++As one conservative pundit sighed,"She passed the test."
++Can you imagine any senior American statesman or even woman being subjected to 11 hours of this?
++Now why we shouldn't be furious about the antics of the committee escapes me. Did we have the W people under oath for 9/11? Remember W. and Cheney won't go under oath even before the 9/11 Committee. Did we investigate the 13-16 consulate attacks under W?
++The GOP clearly thought Benghazi was last election's October surprise. They now think it's their ticket to win 2016. Today I think they were sadly disappointed.
++One scary thought--what would Bill and Hillary Clinton be like at a private dinner? Waves of wonkdom breaking over your head.
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