Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Commentaries, Opinions, And Analysis On The Many Scandals Plaguing Washington



AP, IRS, Benghazi: How Can Americans Trust President Obama Now? -- Crystal Wright, The Guardian

The only 'political circus' is all the controversies in the Obama administration. Republicans and America want answers

How can Republicans in Congress work with President Obama when they can't trust him to be an honest broker or treat them with respect? If Obama isn't blaming Republicans for his inability to advance his agenda, he's calling them names. During Monday's White House press conference, Obama reiterated his disgust with the GOP's doggedness to get to the bottom of what happened in Benghazi.

"The whole issue of talking points, frankly, throughout this process has been a sideshow," said Obama. Belittling comments like these don't warm Republicans' hearts to help Obama advance one scintilla of an issue in his second term.

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More Commentaries, Opinions, And Analysis On The Scandals Plaguing Washington

The trio of scandals engulfing the White House -- Jena McGregor, Washington Post
Obama Besieged on Many Fronts -- Voice of America
IRS, Benghazi, AP: The Problems Pile Up for Obama -- Alexis Simendinger, Real Clear Politics
Pressure on Benghazi, IRS, leaks investigation pose big hurdles for Obama’s second-term hopes -- Washington Post
Benghazi, IRS, AP scandals -- will buck ever stop with Obama? -- Douglas E. Schoen, FOX News
IRS Audits, Benghazi, Sebelius: Obama’s Second Term Is Scandal Heaven -- Eleanor Clift, Daily Beast
Obama is Counting on a Double Standard -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
Did political spin hide the truth of Benghazi? -- Gloria Borger, CNN Chief Political Analyst
Sebelius strong-arming can’t compete with Benghazi, IRS, AP -- Mike Hashimoto, Dallas News
Media who spin for Obama are getting lonely as scandals pile up -- Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post
Democrats in Triage Mode on White House Scandals -- Shane Goldmacher, The Atlantic
First Thoughts: Then there were three -- Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Brooke Brower/NBC News
Are Obama’s Scandals Reaching Critical Mass? -- John Steele Gordon, Commentary
Obama finds his legacy -- Wesley Pruden, The Washington Times
Obama’s Cronkite moment: Did the president lose Jon Stewart -- and his millennial base -- last night? -- Alex Seitz-Wald, Salon
Obama's Benghazi woes won't end unless he comes clean -- Karl Rove, FOX News
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, former Vice President Dick Cheney call Benghazi a cover-up -- Adam Edelman, New York Daily News
Holder, Carney Under Attack as Scandal-Gate Widens -- John Avlon, Daily Beast
A Long Afternoon for White House’s Carney -- Wall Street Journal
Jay Carney’s tough day -- David Nakamura, Washington Post
Britt Hume observes media 'firestorm' at Jay Carney's press conference -- Examiner
Calm Down, People: Obama's Second Term Was Already in Tatters -- Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic
Are IRS, Benghazi flaps affecting Obama's standing with US public? -- Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor
39% of people who think Benghazi is America's biggest scandal can't find it on a map -- Elias Groll, Passport/Foreign Policy

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