Holder, and Fast and Furious

[nw_hunter]

Just got this report in my mail from the GOA

GOA continues pressing its suit against ATF in court
 
The long-awaited Inspector General's report on the Fast and Furious scandal is out, and most of the news media are breathlessly clearing Attorney General of any wrongdoing.

But as GOA's Larry Pratt summarized in one interview: "The wolf has reported from the chicken coop that there's nobody here but us chickens."

The obviously self-serving, 471-page report:

* Takes the words of the people it is supposed to be objectively investigating at face value
* Presents evidence that shows Holder should have known about Fast and Furious much earlier than he claims -- then ignores that evidence
* Allows the White House to walk away scot-free from the investigation without providing ANY documents which might tie the Oval Office to the scandal
* Ignores demonstrable, gross incompetence of high-level Justice Department employees

The hope of the Obama administration, of course, is that this issue will now be put to rest and not be an issue in the election.  And conveniently, the report came out just one day before Congress recessed until after the November elections, so we won't be hearing much from Congress over the next six weeks.

But GOA agrees with the words of Edmund Burke that "all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."  So we will not allow this issue to be swept under the rug.

Gun Owners has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District for D.C., and we will continue to press that suit to compel the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to produce thousands of pages of documents it is still withholding (the Inspector General report notwithstanding).

GOA will continue to conduct interviews and participate in "townhall" meetings across the country to make sure voters are aware that the Fast and Furious scandal is far from settled and that those responsible for knowingly allowing firearms to get into the hands of some of the most dangerous criminals in the world must be brought to justice.
Go to GOA for more on this story!

[Mike in Virginia]

What gets me mad about the whole thing is that ATF allowed the guns to be bought and transported.  They actually told the dealers to sell them for that purpose.  Is that not illegal?  Of course it is.  If a citizen had arranged such a thing he'd never get out of prison.  Where is it written that a federal agency can break federal law for a higher purpose or any purpose?  It's my opinion that Holder should have at the very least be kicked out of office.  Even if he didn't know, he should have known. 
My dad, now long passed, worked for ATF as an agent.  He went from a state trooper position to the ATF.  I don't know how many times I heard him say that the high pay was not worth putting up with all the stuff that went on inside that office.  He knew only one other agent that had moral values and that included the top brass.  I'm certain we would all be better off without ATF and IRS.