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To: Land Shark who wrote (88794)6/20/2012 12:24:34 PM
From: joseffy  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 89467
 
Obama admits he was involved in Fast and Furious

Breaking: Obama Takes Ownership Of Fast and Furious

President Obama has granted an 11th-hour request by Attorney General Eric Holder to exert executive privilege over Fast and Furious documents, a last-minute maneuver that appears unlikely to head off a contempt vote against Holder by Republicans in the House.

While the executive privilege claim may slow down the quest for more information it is a very dangerous move by President Obama. Before this morning he had Eric Holder as the scapegoat, now that he has asserted executive privilege... the buck stops with him!
President Barack Obama has asserted executive privilege over documents sought by a House committee investigating the botched Fast and Furious gun-running sting, said a letter to the panel Wednesday from Deputy Attorney Gen. James Cole.

The move means the Department of Justice can withhold the documents from the panel.

The letter came just as the House Oversight Committee was set to vote on a contempt measure against Attorney General Eric Holder for not providing some documents on the botched federal firearms sting operation.

A showdown meeting Tuesday between Holder and panel chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-California, failed to resolve their dispute over the committee's demand for the Department of Justice to turn over more documents about the program.

"Prepping for contempt proceedings against Holder for FastAndFurious stonewalling. Didn't have to be this way, but we'll do our duty," said a Twitter post by Issa before the committee convened Wednesday.
To attain those documents, Congressman Issa will have to either negotiate with the White House or begin a federal law suit.

Update 1: Boehner agrees-

“Until now, everyone believed that the decisions regarding ‘Fast and Furious’ were confined to the Department of Justice. The White House decision to invoke executive privilege implies that White House officials were either involved in the ‘Fast and Furious’ operation or the cover-up that followed,” said Speaker John Boehner’s (R-Ohio) spokesman, Michael Steel. “The Administration has always insisted that wasn’t the case. Were they lying, or are they now bending the law to hide the truth?”

credit to longnshort



To: Land Shark who wrote (88794)6/20/2012 12:42:51 PM
From: longnshort2 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 89467
 
john kerry the gigilo lololol the guy who wounded himself three times to get out of nam. The guy who moved his 17 million dollar boat to RI to skip out on MA taxes. the guy who has 2 more houses than Romney.

you mean that guy, lololol. obviously the slime balll has money on the line



To: Land Shark who wrote (88794)6/20/2012 9:36:57 PM
From: Hawkmoon2 Recommendations  Respond to of 89467
 
Here's the real scary truth from a co-founder of Green Peace..

video.cnbc.com

He stated he left because many of the directors of GP lacked a science background and relied upon fear to boost their agenda.

"The Greens are going to take us to bankruptcy"..

Hawk