Fast and Furious

[Griff]

The obvious answer is so they don't get any evidence, but it's possible it is just arrogance. They've largely replaced compromise on legislation with broadened enforcement or lack thereof through signing statements or hidden activities. This is not a recipe for open government or democracy. This is not just an Obama problem, it has been with us a long time.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by DanaC

In which case......wtf use his executive privelege?

To head off distracting fishing expeditions.

[Happy Monkey]

If the White House agrees with Holder that the redacted documents and portions of documents were redacted properly, but Issa held Holder in contempt anyway (and I don't expect that the White House would be likely to feel any other way), then Executive Privilege is a way to shut down the contempt charge.

[DanaC]

Ahh...ok. I sort of half understand that.

[fargon]

Holder will be thrown to the wolves, and Obama will come out stink'in like a rose.

[BigV]

Is that from the Onion?

[Happy Monkey]

I wonder if the White House is rope-a-doping Issa.

[Lamplighter]

Good find, MH

That article is long, complicated, and essentially a-political,
so Fortune and CNN should be appreciated for publishing it.
It is certainly an interesting read.

"You can't tell the players without a program"

I can't say I've digested it after just one read, so I'll try again later.

[classicman]

The investigative author was on CNN last night with Soledad O'Brien subbing for Anderson Cooper.
When asked why Holder admitted guns walked in 2011, and why the letter was retracted, her response was "I don't know."
Aside from that, The tool from the R's guy doing the rebuttal interview was AWFUL.

[Lamplighter]

The TV news crawl says the House will vote on the Holder Contempt thing this afternoon.

What then ?

[classicman]

It'll be 0-2 today for the R's. and a huge defeat (as I already predicted) to follow in Nov.
I just don't think they'll get anything. The admin has had over a year to bury whatever,
if anything even existed in the first place.

[Lamplighter]

On Google News today...

In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, Holder's deputy said
that the attorney general properly withheld the documents under "executive privilege,"
which allows President Barack Obama to keep private documents on internal government discussions.

"The department will not bring the Congressional contempt citation before a grand jury
or take any other action to prosecute the attorney general," said Deputy Attorney General James Cole.

Mr Issa, it's your move...

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Politics supercedes all else...

NRA Statement on Fast & Furious

Ammoland
posted June 21, 2012

Ah yes, the NRA. I especially enjoyed Mr. LaPierre's instructions on aiming for the head when dealing with federal agents. Since he's still the executive VP of the NRA, I guess they agree.

[xoxoxoBruce]

WAYNE LA PIERRE EXEC VP, $673,617
CHRIS W COX EXEC DIR, $487,176
WILSON H PHILLIPS JR TREASURER, $407,192
KAYNE B ROBINSON EXEC DIR, GENERAL, $413,317
EDWARD J LAND JR SECRETARY, $350,001

(doesn't include the President or the three 1st V.P.'s)

[Ms. Sexton]

We will never know