from Obama’s Scandal Playbook by Katie Pavlich in Townhall:

Summary:

Play Dumb

The president and his political appointees knew nothing about what happened while it was happening and only learned about (insert scandal here) for the first time in the newspaper or on cable television.

Investigate Yourself

The president is deeply angry about the misconduct/incompetence demonstrated in (insert scandal here) and he will work hard to investigate what happened and hold those responsible accountable.

Blame Two Bit Bureaucrats

The culpable parties are just low-level employees in a small office far, far away from the White House and nobody in Washington knew anything about what happened. The federal government is really big and Obama can’t be expected to be held accountable for everything that goes wrong.

Attack the Investigation

When the House Energy and Commerce Committee subpoenaed the White House for documents relating to the al- most $400 million in taxpayer money lost on Solyndra, White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler refused, writing, “The committee’s extremely broad request for documents—now a subpoena— is a significant intrusion on executive branch interests.” Ruemmler added that the investigation “was driven more by partisan politics than a legitimate effort to conduct a responsible investigation.”

Pretend the Scandal Never Existed

The president is trying to move on and do the business of the American people, but these pesky Republicans keep focusing on a fake scandal that is now old news.

 

 

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