What manner of man, woman or child could watch live video of American heroes under violent attack for seven hours without sending aid easily within their power?  What kind of government could allow the personal representative of the President of the United States of America to be killed before their eyes?  What kind of personal honor would allow multiple individuals to boldly lie about such an event and blame it on non-related activity halfway around the world?

If you have not yet heard of the Benghazi Consulate Attack, please read The Blaze review of Glenn Beck’s Wednesday television show before you vote for president.

Beck noted that America has had three major scandals in the White House: Former President Richard Nixon’s Watergate, the Iran-Contra scandal with former President Ronald Reagan and former President Bill Clinton’s sex scandal with Monica Lewinsky.  But in those cases, “as the old catchphrase goes, When Clinton lied, no one died,” Beck said. In Benghazi, four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, were killed in a horrific manner.

Beck went on to discuss Tuesday night’s explosive report that revealed 300 to 400 national security officials received emails detailing the Benghazi terrorist attack as it was happening on 9/11, raising fresh questions about the truth behind the Benghazi attack.

The emails show that the Libyan radical Islamic group Ansar al-Sharia claimed responsibility for the attack just two hours after it began via social media. White House officials told CBS News that an unmanned Predator drone was sent over the U.S. mission in Libya, providing Washington with a live feed to the chaos that unfolded.

“Everyone had these emails, everyone,” Beck said, holding a hard copy of the emails in his hands. “These emails were accompanied with video and links to be able see everything live as it was happening. It makes it very, very clear. This was a terrorist attack conducted by a terrorist organization. There’s nothing in here about a YouTube video.”

Beck explained that if the administration was really working off the “facts,” the White House would have never mentioned the anti-Muslim YouTube video.

But one of the most disturbing developments involves the Obama administration’s response to the assault, according to Beck.

“Why would he choose not to send in a quick response force?” he asked. “Why were they not dispatched to Benghazi? Why were people in the situation room standing around watching our people get killed. Help could have been there within the hour.”

Click here for the story with links and video from The Blaze.

The hottest new issue video is a mini-documentary following Irina, a 23-year-old liberal Jewish New Yorker who voted for Obama in 2008.  The film features exclusive interviews with leading journalists and politicians from the United States and Israel including Harvard Professor Alan Dershowitz, NYC Mayor Ed Koch, Senator Joseph Lieberman and others.

Irina, the YouTube posting notes, has grown increasingly concerned about the policies of the Obama Administration as she has learned more about the President’s policies across the Middle East and towards Israel in particular.  Irina has come to realize that "when the chips are down," the President may not "have Israel’s back" as he says.

“I don’t know how many people realize this, but today, Israelis are lining up for gas masks and cleaning out their bomb shelters,” Irina begins.

American politicians have been united for generations in “leaving politics at the water’s edge” and in general loyalty to Israel, but that level of honor has appeared to fade in both parties over recent decades.  

Click here to view the YouTube video, Absolutely Uncertain.

Welfare spending has grown substantially over the past four years, reaching $746 billion in 2011 — or more than Social Security, basic defense spending or any other single chunk of the federal government — according to a new memo by the Congressional Research Service.

The steady rise in welfare spending, which covers more than 80 programs
primarily designed to help low-income Americans, got a big boost from
the 2009 stimulus and has grown, albeit somewhat more slowly, in 2010
and 2011. One reason is that more people are qualifying in the weak
economy, but the federal government also has broadened eligibility so
that more people qualify for programs.

Sen. Jeff Sessions, the ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, who requested the Congressional Research Service report, said it underscores a fundamental shift in welfare, moving away from a Band-Aid and toward a more permanent crutch.

“No longer should we measure compassion by how much money the government spends but by how many people we help to rise out of poverty,” the Alabama conservative said. “Welfare assistance should be seen as temporary whenever possible and the goal must be to help more of our fellow citizens attain gainful employment and financial independence.”

Overall, welfare spending as measured by obligations has grown from $563 billion in fiscal 2008 to $746 billion in fiscal 2011, or a jump of 32 percent.

The CRS numbers tell a complex story of American taxpayers’ generosity in supporting a varied social safety net, ranging from food stamps to support for low-income AIDS patients to child-care payments to direct cash going from taxpayers to the poor.

Read more: Welfare spending jumps 32% in four years – Washington Times.