How convienient...
Toss the temp guy who brought one of the biggest scandals of such proportion enough to warrant even the discussion of holding someone from this agency accountable for it by firing them...
And then bring in a guy who is more of a problem than this one to our right to keep and bear arms...
I say it is a brilliant play by this administration...Almost a two-fer sale...
/sarcasm off
This is a rogue agency that has terrorized good citizens in this country for years. Years and years.
Call Darrel Issa's office and tell him. NOT ENOUGH.
This agency must be seriously DE-FUNDED.
The time is now; failure to act now -- it's over. If this cannot be done, we live in a police state.
and the dominoes begin to fall.....the question is, who will be the last domino standing?
Just last Wednesday, Justice went on record to say they haven’t figured out who authorized Gunwalker (fast/furious).
Why send Melson packing?
“The Justice Department is expected to oust the head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,”
What did Holder know, and when did he begin the cover-up.
Obama nominated Andrew Traver, the head of the ATF’s Chicago office, as permanent ATF director.
The links of stupidity are unlimited in the Obama chain.
who is going to be next if they determined the gun used in the January shooting that almost killed Giffords was a part of this program?
Operation Fast and Furious obviously never happened and is a hoax. I know this because my local hard-copy and hardcore progressive newspaper, the Hearst’s Times-Union out of Albany, NY, did not report about it. Some abbreviated AP reports could be found if searched for on the on-line addition.
I do not think there is any less informative newspaper, and designedly so, in this country than the Albany Times Union.
Damage control.
It will be interesting to see where this guy gets pigeonholed later.
Mike
I don’t care for tobacco or explosives but I could use me some alcohol and firearms.
You have got to be kidding me? The fact that Melson still sits in his position is a travesty as well as sliding in Traver HEAD Of ATF’s Chicago office as ATF Director? Obama is a criminal mob thug corrupt POS radical racist POS that also protects terrorists and criminals over this country.So as always Holder is safe? Holder needs to step down now. This is a travesty as Obama will just replace Melson with someone else that will take his treasonous orders.
I pray to God Issa continues and holds Obama et al in contempt and Obama et al goes on trial for treason.
The only way that will happen is to KEEP the PRESSURE ON
This reads like it was written by the WH.
Fast and Furious killed people. Other people need to go to prison.
It doesn’t matter who Obama throws under the bus, the investigation needs to continue. In fact, I think it needs a special prosecutor, because the evidence seems to be pointing at Holder and Obama. (Too much redacting goin’ on.)
i guess an indictment is tooo much to hope for...“The Justice Department is expected to oust the head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives”
How does the Justice department “oust” a guy who works at the Treasury dept? ATF is treasury.
"Antitrafficking" my ass. The point of the operation was to traffic US arms into Mexico, to create a(nother) pretext for undermining the RKBA.
I concur with the "how convenient to have a scapegoat" sentiment. Pretty much the entire federal government is against the RKBA, both GOP and DEM factions. Can't have the people being in charge of themselves, and even worse, in charge of the government.
He needs to go, and take the rest with him....
Even if he goes (more likely re-assigned) the Obama ‘Justice Department’ will make sure another fanatical Obamatron fills the open slot.
Fall Guy #1: Kenneth Melson