When Eric Holder ordered Justice Department Inspector General Cynthia Schnedar to begin an investigation of possible wrongdoing in Operation Fast and Furious it was with just one purpose in mind—enable the Attorney General and other DOJ officials to refuse to answer questions or provide documentation concerning the “gunwalking” debacle because there is an “ongoing investigation.” It’s a neat little legal trick the Obama regime has pulled on more than one occasion.
But although Holder used this dodge of his own creation to keep congressional committee members at bay for nearly a year, it appears the OIG report is just about ready to make its long overdue appearance. For Holder and his DOJ minions have telegraphed the fact that they might already have, to put it discreetly, “been privy” to information contained in the document.
And the reason this is a safe bet is that “three of the prime Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms players in the Fast and Furious gunwalking scandal have been relieved of their duties.”
Two of the three — William Hoover, former Deputy Director of the ATF and Mark Chait, former Assistant Director of Field Operations — had already been shuffled into new positions months ago. William McMahon, former Deputy Assistant Director of Field Operations, had not been part of that occupational shell game, but now joins Chait and Hoover on the sidelines, awaiting the final publication of the report which will publicly determine their ultimate fate.
That Holder was no doubt given advance notice of Schnedar’s findings is as unethical it is unsurprising. The two have been friends and work-mates for many years and are, of course, fellow leftists.
The real questions involve what will happen now. Will the OIG report come out immediately prior to Eric Holder’s February 2nd appearance before Darrell Issa’s House Oversight Committee? The timing would allow Holder to dazzle committee members with the honesty and efficiency of the DOJ, having dismissed three individuals who just happened to be mentioned by the Inspector General as bad eggs.
Does Holder hope that the message he is currently testing, that the ATF is responsible rather than really important people at the DOJ — will be enough to convince Republican committee members that the ATF firings over Fast and Furious should suffice, making no further investigation into DOJ misdeeds really necessary?
And most importantly, will Republicans fall for such drivel, or more to the point, consider it the most politically expedient course?
After all, “only” a few hundred people wound up dead as a result of Fast and Furious “walked” weapons. And only two American agents. And besides, Eric Holder is telling everyone that Republican committee members are racists for “persecuting” him. And it is, after all, an election year.
Republicans don’t seem to be making much of an issue of Obama’s utter disregard for the Constitution with his illegal “recess” appointments, do they? Much easier and safer to just sit back and take it. Just ask Senator McConnell.
So will these pillars of political courage let Holder, Obama and the entire DOJ off the Fast and Furious hook, allowing them to get away with murder in the same way they permitted the acting president to make numerous unconstitutional appointments?
We might know in a couple of weeks.
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I’m afraid the “G” in GOP stands for “gutless.” Obama and company with the help of the MSM have been running circles around the “go along to get along” Republicans, why should it stop now? Ted Kennedy got away with vehicular homicide to enjoy a career in the Senate murdering the reputations of good men like Judge Bork and Justice Thomas (thank God he had the guts to stand up to the Democrats trying to lynch “the negro who escaped their plantation”). In the tradition of Democrats like Kennedy why shouldn’t Holder escape an “accessory to murder” rap?
Yes they will.Why?bho & vile gang have played the race card well.They fear riots.News alert people!! We are going to have riots no matter what.It is part of the plan of the leftist.I say,”go ahead & lets get it over with.The only reason bho is still in office,is the fear of riots.”
AGREE…..
Both Obama and Holder should be charged with criminal obstruction of justice and impeached. Exactly how much should suffer the indignities suffered by this “Once Great Nation” by this scurrilous pair of treasonous criminals????
I agree 100%…after all Obozo, our Liar in Chief said that he was “working under the radar” for gun control, now we know this was part of that plan! The Republican party has become so “moderate” they are almost indistinguishable from leftist liberals! They demand we elect Romney, as he’s a member of their “good old boy” network! a globalist, who is against our freedoms and a RINO.
I will donate no more money to the GOP or RNC but rather candidates I want to see elected, or against candidates I want to see ousted!
ANOTHER “AGREE”…..
The Rino and weak sister Republicans have been letting treason go unquestioned, why wouldn’t they turn their collective heads on Holder’s unlawful activities. Take a guess how I’m voting in November.
Eric the murder will not have this great security very long. Some one should take care of business as in the 20s & 30s.
I believe that it is time for our military leaders to turn the tide and clean out our white house and congress. America can not tollerate this internal destruction any longer. We are being taken over by the illegal idiots that vote for obama for the welfare and food stamps, because they all want another Famine Africa, where they came from after destroying that country.
I hope this is all flat out wrong. It would be great to finally see John Boehner file charges against the Attorney General for his perjury before Darrell Issa and the House last year; against the ATF’s Bill Newell for the same thing and against former US Attorney Dennis Burke for covering up the activities of his office in the F&F operation.
Against the DOJ and individual higher-ups in the ATF for their abuse of whistle blowers like John Dodson and Vince Cefalu.
But the time for this is past. Now we just have to hope Republicans will not allow the F&F story to disappear by treating a few ATF dismissals as satisfactory retribution for the loss of several hundred lives and the Regime’s attempt to create anti-gun legislation with an illegal smuggling scheme.
Will Eric Holder Get Away with Murder? YES. I say YES because there is NOT ONE Congressperson or Senator that has the GONADS to do anything to any of the Obama’s Administration personel. I am so sick and tired of watching these men and women that America voted in to their prior position just sit around and do absolutely NOTHING that We the People ask them to do, that I can’t wait until November to get each and everyone of these BUMS out of Washington DC. I can’t stand these guys and gals that we put in office, they certainly are not in there present position for us, and that is for darn sure.
I AM AN EX KOREAN VET OF 4 YEARS, I AM ALSO A DIS-ABLED SHERIFF. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MUCH COWARDICE FROM (ALL) PERSONS OF AUTHORITY ….JUST WHAT THE HELL DO THEY EXPECT TO GAIN….MONEY WILL NOT HELP THEM WHEN THE COUNTRY IS BANKRUPT AND DEAD FROM THEIR “COWARDICE’” AND GREED TO “SAVE” OUR COUNTRY…
I HAVE JUST THREE WISHES HOPEFULLY TO BE GRANTED TO ME BY THE LADY OF LUCK…..
1. OBAMA IS CLEARLY DEFEATED.
2. ALL OF THE “COWARDS” BE TRIED AS “TRAITORS.” BY THE NEW D.O.J. OR,
3. THAT THE LORD GOD IS NOW ANGERED ENOUGH TO START THE BEGINNING WITH THE VOLCANOS, EARTHQUAKES, FIRES, TSUNAMIS, FLOODS, ETC…TO SHOW THOSE WHO HAVE FORGOTTEN GAVE US LIVE , LIBERTY, AND THE RIGHT TO JUSTICE…!!!!!! AMEN.
BigEagle, I am a Vietnam Vet, and I have been in some fire fights that I thought for sure that I would not come out alive, but something in side came up out of me, and I didn’t fear, fear dieing at that moment and that push me to fight like hell, I am here to now put up with this BS. I say all that just to say, I agree with you BigEagle.
IT IS SATISFYING TO SEE OTHERS WHO AGREE WITH THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION….
IT LITERALLY DRIVES ME INSANE WONDERING WHY IS EVERYONE GOING ALONG WITH THIS B.S. ?
WHERE ARE THE REAL “MEN” IN THIS COUNTRY, IS THE DOLLAR STRONGER THAN THE OWNERS
OF THIS COUNTRY?
ALLOW ME TO ADD ONE MORE WISH TO MY WISH LIST….I WISH I WAS ONLY 30 YEARS OLD TODAY….!!!
I WOULD FIGHT AGAIN AND GLADLY SHOW MY GOD I AM HIGHLY OPPOSED TO THE DESTRUCTION OF HIS GIFT TO US, AND ANOTHER POINT THAT TRULY “IRKS ” ME…..
WHY DO ONLY ( 536 ‘CORRUPT’ PERSONS) GET TO DECIDE WHO GETS ALL OF THE “FREEBIES ”
(” ILLEGALS”) AND CAN REMAIN HERE, WHILE WE ARE FORCED BY OUR ‘CORRUPT’ CONGRESS TO PAY NEAR $5 BILLION PER YEAR…..
I BELIEVE ON ANY SUBJECTS THIS LARGE THAT IT SHOULD BE PUT ON THE NATIONAL BALLOT AND WE, THE PEOPLE DECIDE, (NOT ) THE CORRUPT…!!! AGAIN I SAY , WHY NOT WE, THE PEOPLE DECIDING THIS ISSUE ?????????
For some time, I was hopeful that Republicans in Congress were just allowing Holder enough rope to hang himself.(I know that comment will bring cries of racism). Issa seemed focused on getting to the unfettered truth. After watching hearings and press briefings for months, I am no longer certain. Politics, far too often, seem to corrupt the best of intentions and, I fear, this may be just one more case. The next President should appoint an independent prosecutor to track down everyone involved in this fiasco. Run down every lead and let the chips fall where they may. Two federal agents and hundreds of Mexican nationals deserve no less. The Terry and Zapata families should have whatever measure of peace could be found in the truth and the prosecution of all involved.
DrSique, I couldn’t agree more with your comment, thanks for being on the common sence side.
Will Republicans let Eric Holder get away with murder? Short answer – yes. Republicans’ hands are dirty, too. They’re just the other side of the well-worn governmental coin. We may agree with their politics more than that of the Democrats, but the old saw about what goes around, comes around is no truer than in political machinations. One reason that what appears to be blatant violations of the law, the Constitution, and ethics are seemingly never investigated or punished is because the other party has either already done the same thing or plans to whenever they eventually retake power.
With very few exceptions (my own Congressman not among them), GOP members of Congress are apparently content to make a little hay over the illegal loss of these federal agents and move on. Almost everyone in DC is bought-and-paid-for, and those that aren’t soon will be. Our forefathers must be stunned at the twisted logic that has allowed wealth greed to trump the ideals of our Constitution. While not a perfect instrument of government, it puts what the Washington elites have made of it to shame.
The simple answer is to start over. Hold elections that don’t allow incumbents to run for office. Remove federal judges and their lifetime appointments and appoint a clean slate of jurists with no ties to Washington’s cursus honorum, including the Supreme Court. Re-pass legislation that requires term-limits for Congress (just because the Constitution makes no mention of the idea does not make it unconstitutional. How does one explain Roe v. Wade if that’s the litmus test for constitutionality? Besides, where was this argument when the Amendment placing term limits on the presidency was approved?) Our government was supposed to be, according to Lincoln, “of the people, by the people, (and) for the people.” Does any common citizen actually feel that this applies to government today? I think not.
Eric Holder should be charged with treason. He is a racist (dropped New Black Panther Voter Intimidation charge). He has been involved either directly or indirectly in Waco, Ruby Ridge, Oklahoma and now fast and furious, all ploys to move toward removing the 2nd Amendment. Democrats have done more to destroy the United States of America than anyone or anything else. Everything they did TO this country, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and now Obamacare have broken the financial fabric of the USA and the peoples independence. As Rep Allen West has said, The Democratic Plantation. Keep em subservient. Why are so many blacks democrats. Abe Lincoln freed the slaves and he was a republican. The KKK was run by Democrats. So how is it that proud black Americans haven’t turned their backs on the very party that strives to keep them enslaved ?
Mr. Glasairman,
Please give Holder credit for ALL of his outstanding political accomplishments. He also led the cover up of the 1995 Kenneth Trentadue murder and obtained pardons from Slick Willie for FALN killers and Mark Rich, an international fugitive.
Mr Glasairmen, I dig what your saying, and I to need to give him the same credit, right on.
Holder also helped McVeigh obtain explosives to blow up the Murry building.
Now America, we all need to show Eric Holder the EXIT out of office. To much trash, way to much trash in this present and definately his pass. GET THE HELL OUT HOLDER, AMERICA DOES NOT NEED YOUR KIND REPRESENTING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Before anyone think RACIST, I’m speaking of his personal work performance, and not color of skin, I can careless about that. Do you hear me Democrates, it’s not about your racism, that your problem.
My, what a Curriculum Vitae Mr. Holder has amassed for himself. Now he’s turning Chicago into his personal fiefdom.