Well, that’s a big surprise … not!

The Republican National Committee wants a federal watchdog to investigate the email matter involving former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

You’ve heard about this, yes? Clinton used her personal email account to conduct State Department business. The RNC thinks there might be some violation of federal law and it wants State’s Inspector General’s Office to investigate.

OK. There might be a violation. Then again, there might not be.

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/234726-rnc-requests-federal-probe-of-clinton-emails

I concur with the RNC that someone inside the government needs to look more deeply into this matter. It’s potentially serious.

Let’s remember, though, that Clinton isn’t the first secretary of state — or any Cabinet member — to use personal email accounts in this manner. The issue, the way I see it, is whether (a) she kept public business hidden from the public or (b) whether she dished out classified material on that personal account.

She says she’s done neither. Let’s take a look to determine once and for all — not that it will stop the critics.

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Allow me this final observation. The TV at work today was tuned in to the Fox News Channel; no surprise at that.

The Fox talking heads were talking over a caption that referred to the “Clinton email scandal.”

Yes, Fox is calling it a scandal. I have just checked my American Heritage Dictionary. The term “scandal” is defined as a “public disgrace. A person, thing or circumstance that causes public disgrace or outrage.”

Does this tempest rise that level? Is it even close? No on both counts.

The “fair and balanced” network has demonstrated once again that it is neither of those descriptive terms.