Well, this had to happen -- it seems that the "key witness" to the debacle at the consulate in Benghazi has some credibility problems:
The publisher has pulled the book (because they always write books), CBS has apologized (hint for the future -- try taking a little time to do some fact-checking in your rush for a sensational headline), And Lindsey Graham -- uh, Sen. Graham? Are you there?
He's waiting to talk about it on State of the Nation because he knows he won't be asked anything that's really embarrassing or that calls into question his standing as a Very Serious Person. He also won't have to admit that he behaved irresponsibly for partisan political purposes. He doesn't have the balls to admit he was wrong.
And this man is a United States Senator of some seniority. Do you wonder why the government's in the shape it's in?
Dylan Davies claims to have been there the night terrorists attacked the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Davies’ account of that evening, and what he calls massive security failures leading up to the attack, were so damning that Republican Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) put a hold on all Obama administration nominations until he gets to the bottom of Davies’ serious allegations.
Then Davies’ story went poof! — and was no more.
Unfortunately for Senator Graham and Davies, Davies’ story imploded last night in the face of a New York Times blockbuster alleging that Davie’s explosive account of events at the US consulate that he gave CBS’ 60 Minutes, and his book publisher, flat-out contradict the story he told federal agents during an FBI interview.
The publisher has pulled the book (because they always write books), CBS has apologized (hint for the future -- try taking a little time to do some fact-checking in your rush for a sensational headline), And Lindsey Graham -- uh, Sen. Graham? Are you there?
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) trumpeted the recent "60 Minutes" piece on last year's attack in Benghazi perhaps louder than any other Republican, but he's been mostly silent since CBS News retracted the report on Friday.
After TPM submitted multiple requests for comment, a spokesman for Graham finally responded with an email saying that the senator "will be a guest on CNN State of the Union discussing the latest on Benghazi and the Iranian nuclear program" this Sunday.
He's waiting to talk about it on State of the Nation because he knows he won't be asked anything that's really embarrassing or that calls into question his standing as a Very Serious Person. He also won't have to admit that he behaved irresponsibly for partisan political purposes. He doesn't have the balls to admit he was wrong.
And this man is a United States Senator of some seniority. Do you wonder why the government's in the shape it's in?
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