Posted on 07/01/2011 9:35:01 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
Barack Obama has spent a political lifetime profiting from underhanded deals made with one or another fellow incarnation of the devil.
So in 2009, when Obama appointed Ken Melson to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, he once again did what arrogant, would-be dictators do…he made a criminally irresponsible deal with a fellow egotist and power hungry usurper.
Melsom had spent 12 years as a director of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board, lecturing throughout the nation on the wisdom of giving his organization absolute authority over procedural, ethical and certification requirements governing forensic labs in the United States.
So upon Melson’s appointment to the ATF, Obama created the White House Subcommittee on Forensic Science, designating Melson a co-chair with authority over staffing and agenda.
Armed with the power and prestige of a supportive President, Melson could now dictate policy to forensics practitioners across the nation.
And in return for this little fringe benefit, Melson had only to manage the ATF’s Operation Fast and Furious. And that was quite simple.
Just place a few thousand guns in criminal hands, ensure their safe conduct across the Mexican border and keep track of the body count as the weapons appeared at crime scenes throughout two countries.
The purpose: keep Obama’s gun-grabbing base happy by manufacturing an outcry for more restrictive gun legislation in the U.S.
But now that Fast and Furious has been exposed and a number of its illegally trafficked rifles linked to the deaths of two American federal agents, the Obama regime needs a fall guy.
And Melson is tailor made for the role.
(Excerpt) Read more at coachisright.com ...
I hope his insurance is paid up.
The links the article provided are fascinating.
So it seems this Ken Melson made some kind of a deal with Obama and Holder to assume acting control of BATFE and oversee “Gunwalker” in exchange for being given access to Congress and assistance in achieving his dream in making his organization the American Society of Crime Lab Directors the certifying agency for all forensic scientists in the U.S. (think American Bar Association or American Medical Association).
“Gunwalker” has blowed up real good and Rep. Darrell Issa is on the warpath.
A handful of BATF agents from the Phoenix, AZ field office have gotten fed up and turned whistleblower.
Obama being Obama, Melson has been appointed fall guy and is expected to fall on his sword for his king.
Melson is a rat and a weasel, has decided to save his own skin no matter what (it’s a bummer when your minions turn out to be more treacherous than is good for you, ask the “dapper don”) and has clearly made up his mind to squeal.
This ain’t going away, expect it to turn into Obama’s Iran-Contra scandal.
That brings back memories of the Klinton Follies of the nineties.
I believe the point is that you can only get away with that game if you’re appearing before an investigative panel that either is being run by your own party and wants to get you off, or it’s being run by milquetoast RINOs who might enjoy giving you a hard time but who don’t want have to man up and do something unpleasant that they’ll have to defend, like indicting you.
What happens if the guys running the subcommittee refuse to play ball?
From Clear and Present danger:
The line you need to learn is, “I have no recollection of that, Senator.”
Fox News interview with senior agent Vince Cefalu. He has been terminated and says about 30 other agents have been terminated due to their opposition to operation Fast and Furious. Says DoJ was intimately involved.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.