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Hank 'Guam may tip over and Capsize' Johnson Blames NRA and radicals for gunrunner

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Posted by Beavis 2011-12-09 06:40|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Johnson also claimed that the Senate is to blame for operations like Fast and Furious because its been almost six years since Congress upper chamber confirmed a presidential nominee as the head of the ATF

That's possible. It also makes one wonder why the Congressman from Georgia didn't cajole his Senate counterparts earlier on this.

As an aside, there wasn't a permanent head of the TSA until July 2010, with all the Keystone Cops issues in the interim. Wonder if Congressman Johnson was concerned about it at the time.

I think the NRA and other Second Amendment rights radicals have confidence that the U.S. will not have a competent ATF head, he said.

Press the President to nominate someone acceptable to all sides, and an approval might happen.

Posted by Pappy 2011-12-09 10:41|| 2011-12-09 10:41|| Front Page Top

#2
Change it up a bit. IF this had been the CIA running guns and getting caught, they would have been neutered.

Maybe the ATF isn't being villified in the press because gun control is a darling of the left?

Posted by flash91 2011-12-09 11:27|| 2011-12-09 11:27|| Front Page Top

#3 "~~Maybe~~ the ATF isn't being villified in the press because gun control is a darling of the left?"

FTFY, flash.

No charge.

Posted by Barbara 2011-12-09 12:28|| 2011-12-09 12:28|| Front Page Top

#4 I've got this song running in my head & it won't stop:
Air pollution, revolution, gun control,
Sound of soul
Shootin' rockets to the moon
Kids growin' up too soon
Politicians say more taxes will
Solve everything
And the band played on...
The Temptations 1970

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-12-09 13:26|| 2011-12-09 13:26|| Front Page Top

#5 AH your stealin my line. I quote that song often.

And even back in 1970 which was the "More taxes will solve everything!" party??

Posted by AlanC 2011-12-09 16:43|| 2011-12-09 16:43|| Front Page Top

#6 If we had a free press, we would have known about Gunrunner earlier. Thanks to the NRA, the Tea Party, reporter Sharyl Attkisson, all the bloggers who have kept on top of this, and the cops who blew the whistle on this illegal operation. Thanks to Rep. Issa and Sen. Grassley too for leading the inquiry. Screw the tripe that comes out of Rep. Hank Johnson's mouth.

Posted by JohnQC 2011-12-09 17:34|| 2011-12-09 17:34|| Front Page Top

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