If Bush was still Pres and did this, we would have no idea about the debt ceiling. It would be 24/7 of dead Mexican babies and impeachment talk.
Posted on 08/01/2011 8:22:36 PM PDT by neverdem
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the ATF's "Fast and Furious" or "Gunwalker" scandal, which appears to reach the highest levels of the Justice Department. Read the whole magazine article here, but the short version is that the Justice Department knowingly allowed thousands of weapons to fall in the hands of criminals in Mexico that were then used to kill U.S. law enforcement agents.
Well, today a bombshell dropped. It's not just the Justice Department that looks culpable -- it looks like the White House was briefed on the operation as well:
At a lengthy hearing on ATF's controversial gunwalking operation today, a key ATF manager told Congress he discussed the case with a White House National Security staffer as early as September 2010. The communications were between ATF Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix office, Bill Newell, and White House National Security Director for North America Kevin O'Reilly. Newell said the two are longtime friends. The content of what Newell shared with O'Reilly is unclear and wasn't fully explored at the hearing.
For various reasons relating to the White House's gun policies and relations with Mexico, many have speculated that the White House was involved. (This involves a lot of political posturing on guns by the White House, which I explain in detail in my piece mentioned above.) But this is the first concrete proof that the White House knew what was going on.
If the White House knew what was going on, this is a very, very serious charge. Did the White House knowingly let guns fall into the hands of criminals to make the case for more liberal gun laws? I imagine GOP congressional investigators will proceed cautiously here, but Fast and Furious so far has been a slow-burning, if deadly serious scandal. But a deep exploration of the level of White House involvement now seems warranted. The scandal may have just become huge.
Sounds like the start of a Vince Flynn book.
Move along. Nothing to see here.
BTW, I still believe this is what the boob meant when he made that comment about gun control and his “under the radar” efforts.
FUBO!!
MSM’s bigger issue is UK Tabloid ethics.
Well, it was until it was learned CNN’s Piers Morgan used phone hackers when he worked tabloids in the UK.
I just hope our military is on the side of the people of this country. I have a feeling all hell is going to break loose.
Was it a “scandal” when they knew about it, or still a ploy to undermine the 2nd Amendment?
Yes.
The fact that this story hasn’t gained traction with the MSM shows their bias. If this were Bush, all hell would be breaking loose.
Of course they did. They probably had the plans in the works for 20 years.
BTTT.
Remember Watergate, Iran-Contra, Pentagon Papers? Oops..wrong party in power.
Huh. Maybe you should do a little research
So long as Bonehead is Speaker of the House, nothing will come of this. Issa will be allow to have his investigation and then it will be pushed to the wayside.
Who will play the role of Vince Foster in this episode?
Here's a source that's perhaps more to your liking:
Please have a read; your opinion on this issue is very important to everybody. In the meantime, I'll search through the Organizing for America talking points from the past week to see if there's any news on this story from somewhere more reliable.
If Bush was still Pres and did this, we would have no idea about the debt ceiling. It would be 24/7 of dead Mexican babies and impeachment talk.
Did you forget the /s ?
White House claims that emails did not specifically mention Fast and Furious......at least that is what they claim.
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