Incompetence Begets Incompetence

            The Republicans are shooting themselves in the foot.  They are so caught up in achieving a “gotcha” with the Obama administration that they cannot see the forest for the trees.  Sometimes, incompetence is just incompetence.  For example, the way the Benghazi attack was handled was incompetent.  For the Republicans to be barking up the Benghazi tree is stupid.

It is just another tree.  And, if you look at all the trees the Republicans are barking at you begin to see the forest.  That forest is called “Angry White Men”. 

Was the rewording of the Benghazi talking points political?  Probably, but was the failure to respond with any military action done with malicious intent?  Most Americans do not believe so.  Most Americans believe that it was pure incompetence.  If the Republicans want to assist in curing the administration’s incompetence, the American people would be pleased.  Americans are not pleased with the never-ending bickering that the Republicans continue to dribble out day after day.

This past weekend, the New York Times reported that the average time from nomination to Senate confirmation for Obama’s appointees is 510 days.  The story sheds more light than I am providing here.  After reading the article I (a conservative) was convinced that the delays are politically motivated.  Note to Republicans:  the President won the election and he now gets to choose his nominees.

The latest Republican bickering is accusing the IRS of intentionally scrutinizing tax exemption applications for organizations with the terms “Tea Party” or “Patriots” in their name.  Okay, some underling of the administration screwed up.  It’s the government, of course there is incompetence.  The problem is that there is so much incompetence that the Republicans believe that it is not incompetence.  Rather; it is well planned political maneuvering.  Really???

So to sum it up, the total incompetence of the current administration has so confused the Republicans that they have not changed their behavior since losing the last election.  And, let us not forget that it was the “Angry White Men” behavior that contributed heavily to that last defeat.

Incompetence begets incompetence.