(Not So) Quick Fact - It's Benghazi Conspiracy Time Again!

Republicans never seem to know when to give up.  Immediately after the Benghazi tragedy:

• They demanded security briefings...which they got, but they did nothing to substantiate Republican conspiracy theories.
• Then they demanded testimony from David Petraeus...which they got, but it did nothing to substantiate Republican conspiracy theories.
• Then they demanded testimony from Leon Panetta...which they got, but it did nothing to substantiate Republican conspiracy theories.
• Then they demanded testimony from Hillary Clinton...which they got, but it did nothing to substantiate Republican conspiracy theories.
• Then they demanded to speak directly to Benghazi survivors, and when the survivors said "no", they insisted that the White House was keeping them quiet in order to hide a conspiracy.

Some months ago, calmer political heads began to agree that there did not appear to be any conspiracy; but still the Senate committee continued to operate.

Last month, committee member Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) announced that he would block every administration appointee put forward by the President unless the Benghazi survivors agreed to testify.  Communicating through their lawyers, three Benghazi survivors have now agreed to testify.  They have made it clear that their original reticence was personal and that the White House had not tried to stop them from testifying and is, in fact, now encouraging their cooperation.

This week, Mr. Graham's dedication to proving the existence of a Benghazi conspiracy reached new heights thanks to a story run by CBS--a story so badly debunked that CBS has apologized publicly for ever running it and will apologize again on their 60 Minutes program later today:  "We will apologize to our viewers and we will correct the record on our broadcast on Sunday night.. The truth is that we made a mistake" (Lara Logan, of 60 Minutes).

So has Mr. Graham backed off his Presidential appointment blockade threat?  When asked that question, Kevin Bishop, spokesman for Mr. Graham, had this to say:  "Still have holds in place."

I can see Mr. Graham's point.  After all, why give up a good conspiracy theory when it is such a useful excuse to continue thwarting the President's plan for forward movement in government?  And, if the Benghazi survivors' testimony doesn't yield any new information, there is always Dylan Davies, (the man who lied to CBS), to call. And then, maybe Ms. Logan, and then the CEO of CBS, and then...

Maybe Republicans lie so much that they can't believe anyone else would ever speak the truth.