Scandalous

Wow.  I have only been following these "scandals" a bit, since I have a lot of other stuff going on.  But I have  a few things to say.

IRS- Maybe they went too far, but extra scrutiny for political groups of any ideology applying for non-profit status seems like a good idea.  I see that 300 were subject to closer scrutiny/delays.  75 were teabaggers.  The rest?  I'd like to see a breakdown by politics.  And of course the only group denied the status were liberals.  So, where is the scandal?

Benghazi- a mess.  But seeing as Republicans voted against more funding for security, how can they really complain?  And Issa, leading the investigation, has balls since he voted against it too.  The military offered the ambassador extra security, which he refused.  And exactly how were we to respond in the immediate aftermath of the attack?  One Republican suggested flying a jet over to scare the attackers.  Yeah, that would work.  They've never seen a plane before!  And there's certainly no chance they could shoot it down... People seem to think the military, and the government, are omnipotent and omniscient.  As if they can do whatever they want, wherever and whenever they want.  And so these people accuse the government of failing whenever anything goes wrong.  Welcome to the real world, folks.  Shit happens.  People screw up.  We should do what we can to avoid mistakes and disasters, but we're all human.

And not quite a scandal, but an issue: Rand Paul and drones.  I was one of the first to point out that approving drone flights over the U.S. was something we really wanted to think about before we did it.  Of course, Congress approved it without any thought.  And now they are concerned.  Surprise. I don't know, when I see Rand Paul I think two things: the nut doesn't fall far from the tree, and what is up with his hair?  And I think back, and realize that in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 Republicans would have been screeching support for Bush if he used drones anywhere, here and abroad, for anything.  And now they're upset?  Short-sighted ignoramuses.