York: What Can the GOP Do About Sestak?

Byron York explores the options that the GOP has in dealing with Joe Sestak:

Clearly, Republicans believe they haven't been told the whole story. But what can the GOP do about it?

Democrats control the White House, the House and the Senate. Republicans cannot hold committee hearings and cannot subpoena witnesses or documents. If Democrats want to shut down the Sestak controversy -- and they do -- then it will be shut down.

Still, Republicans have a few options. They plan to introduce something called a resolution of inquiry, a procedure by which the House of Representatives demands information -- documents, e-mails, etc. -- from the executive branch. If the resolution passes, the White House will have to turn over specific information on the Sestak affair.

Of course, the resolution won't pass in a House with a huge Democratic majority. But for Republicans, the appealing thing about a resolution of inquiry is that House rules require debate on the resolution before a vote, so Republicans will at least get to make their case in public before losing.