The GOP blew it with the Benghazi committee, and conservatives know it

by kos

Daily Kos Staff

Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015 Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015 at 4:07:39pm PDT

no image description available — Hillary Clinton celebrates during testimony break, because she's killing it.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton reacts as she stands up after her second round of testimony in front of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, on Capitol Hill in Washington October 22, 2015. The congressional committee is investigating the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, when Clinton was the secretary of state.         REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTS5PL5

Hillary Clinton celebrates during testimony break, because she's killing it.

Ooh, it's wonderful seeing conservatives deflate as the committee hearing goes on.

Why doesn't Pompeo just go over and swear her in for president now--if he goes on like this he'll practically get her elected
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) October 22, 2015

Ever since the McCarthy gaffe, everything has worked out for Hillary (debate, Biden, & now this hearing). She even seems more likable now.
— Matt Lewis (@mattklewis) October 22, 2015

Hillary = Lucy
GOP = Charlie Brown
Except the football is a grenade and Charlie Brown wrestles until he grabs it, unpins, and swallows it.
— Michael B Dougherty (@michaelbd) October 22, 2015

More schadenfreude below.

The Sidney Blumenthal questioning just jumped the shark with the home address question.
— Kirsten Powers (@KirstenPowers) October 22, 2015

Fair pic.twitter.com/1vO5FQ5ddA
— Draft Ryan 4 Speaker (@DraftRyan2016) October 22, 2015

The Benghazi Hearing Should Not Be, But Is, A Waste of Time https://t.co/...
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) October 22, 2015

And while there's plenty of conservative crazy as well, this might be the best of the lot:

.@LindseyGrahamSC "What she is trying to do is marginalize the hearing through body language...she's trying to undercut the impact"
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) October 22, 2015

Republicans would be winning if only she broke down and cried like all women are supposed to!

Update: More:

Outside GOP cloakroom tonight, many Rs subdued as they discussed #BenghaziCommittee. No celebrating. Priv say Clinton formidable.
— Robert Costa (@costareports) October 22, 2015

So first Fox News cuts from Benghazi hearing, then Ed Henry comes on and says HRC passed the test.

That’s the message to Fox News viewers.
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) October 22, 2015

Any claim that this isn't political is absurd on its face. Congrats, Republicans.
— kathleenparker (@kathleenparker) October 22, 2015

Jesus, I spend half my day criticizing Hillary Clinton and even I find this set of questions embarrassing.
— Jazz Shaw (@JazzShaw) October 22, 2015