claudius on November 14, 2012 at 1:43 PM

The circus kept people happy for several centuries before Rome finally fractured.

Whistleblower trusted GOP leaders with sex scandal report that could have sunk Obama’s re-election

A week before the election, an FBI whistleblower went to a Republican member of Congress with explosive details about a national security scandal that could have stopped President Obama’s re-election campaign dead in its tracks. But the potentially devastating “October Surprise” was hushed up by Republicans….

…Despite the explosive nature of the allegations, two Republican members of Congress, Dave Reichert and Eric Cantor, decided to pass on the information to the FBI director and take no action themselves. They didn’t even inform their colleagues on the House Intelligence Committee or in the House leadership. It was a terrible mistake on their part that enabled Obama to escape the damaging repercussions of the scandal right before what many conservatives called the most important presidential election of our lifetimes.

…The whistleblower undoubtedly thought that the Republicans would take the information and act on it, exposing the high-level cover-up before the presidential election. Instead, Cantor was content to let FBI Director Robert Mueller, who was re-appointed by Obama, handle the investigation.

But Cantor knew at that point, because of what the whistleblower had told him, that Mueller had not informed Congress about the probe and was failing to hold Petraeus accountable for his affair and the handling of the classified information. So turning the information over to Mueller was the equivalent of muzzling the whistleblower.

…By going to Mueller, Cantor put the FBI whistleblower’s career in jeopardy. This helps explain why the whistleblower is fast becoming the subject of various negative news reports about his personal life. He trusted the Republicans and they failed him.

Hill60 on November 14, 2012 at 2:24 PM

It’s happening to me as well.

I have to log in on the main page, not in a headline. Once I’m in, then there’s a sliver that I can click.

Hill60 on November 14, 2012 at 2:24 PM

…and by the way, you can use AdBlock to block annoying images like that, not just advertising.

Off Topic – I’m using an Apple computer, running FireFox (and Safari) and the “Hot Air” logo at the bottom of the screen often blocks my ability to log in. Usually only a problem if the comments extend all the way to the bottom of the page. Is this unique to my set-up, or are others experiencing the same problem? (I had to find a newer topic, that had fewer comments, so I could log in.) Right now the “submit” button is partially blocked by the Hot Air logo. Gads!

Hill60 on November 14, 2012 at 2:24 PM

That bug in particular started a week or so ago. I always see enough of a sliver of the button I need though, to make it work.

ChuckTX on November 14, 2012 at 1:30 PM

Sarah Palin keeps fighting the fight. They’ve—and by they I mean Dems, media and Reps—thrown everything at her, accused her and slandered her, yet she keeps speaking out for the country.

My husband made the parallel with the British Shadow Cabinet. She is truly the Leader of the Opposition.

This explains to perfection what happened.

Schadenfreude on November 14, 2012 at 1:18 PM

That was excellent. I mean a really excellent, succinct summary.

Why wasn’t Hitler told about the concentration camps?

the_nile on November 14, 2012 at 1:43 PM

Please get word to Uncle Joe, I’m sure he is not aware that I am in the gulag.