Republicans Demand Susan Rice ‘Explain’ Herself To Them

Capitol Hill conservatives not heeding president’s warning to “go after me”

What part of “go after me” don’t Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill understand? Mere days after President Barack Obama rebuffed GOP attacks on United Nations ambassador Susan Rice for the incomplete, declassified talking points that she disseminated in interviews, influential Senate Republicans on Sunday doubled down on their vow to give Rice a hard time. "She's going to have to come in and testify at some point, whether it's in a closed hearing or an open hearing," said Republican Saxby Chambliss, vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on the “Fox News Sunday” program. It’s entirely likely that GOP are drooling over the chance to grill Rice, who is reportedly being considered as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s replacement in Obama’s second term. Rice’s appearance would be analogous to former national security adviser Condoleezza Rice’s contemptuous confirmation hearings to head the State Department. (Reuters)

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