Bush had his own version of F&F and it failed. They even kept track of the guns. Then Bush decided to abandon the program. 0bama resurrected it ONLY so they can say our gun laws are lax.
Here is something from the “OH What a SHOCK!” files.....
All Networks but Fox Boycotting Fast and Furious Hearings
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2897400/posts
This gives them the wiggle room to kick up enough dust around the issue to fool people not paying close attention into believing that it's Bush's fault. That's exactly what they'll do.