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2011-06-24 Home Front: Politix

Project Gunwalker: Federal ATF Chief Said To Resist Pressure To Step Down

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Posted by Sherry 2011-06-24 00:30|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 He's been told to resist, to make the path for his rabidly anti-gun replacement easier.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-06-24 10:06|| 2011-06-24 10:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Issa needs to demand an Independent Special Counsel to investigate this. The DOJ will stonewall and redact til Obama's thrown out. Subpoenas ignored, contempt citations ignored. They are shameless. Some need to be jailed and lose their pensions

Posted by Frank G 2011-06-24 10:51|| 2011-06-24 10:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Some need to be jailed and lose their pensions. I agree with you. But that is a pipe dream. If there is a fall guy, there will be some convenient low level doofus hauled into court.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-06-24 13:27|| 2011-06-24 13:27|| Front Page Top

#4 Subpoenas ignored, contempt citations ignored. They are shameless. Well, these could all be articles of impeachment.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-06-24 13:28|| 2011-06-24 13:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Leaving us with - President Biden?

Oh, lovely.

Posted by mojo 2011-06-24 13:55|| 2011-06-24 13:55|| Front Page Top

#6 He can't step down. If he does, he'll have to hire (and pay) his own lawyers for the hearings to come.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2011-06-24 14:09|| 2011-06-24 14:09|| Front Page Top

#7 BO won't fire the hack, even though this cartoonishly bad plan cost lives. What does that tell us? Discuss.

Posted by regular joe 2011-06-24 17:18|| 2011-06-24 17:18|| Front Page Top

#8 "He is saying he won't go," said one source close to the situation, who asked for anonymity because high-level discussions with Melson remained fluid. "He has told them, 'I'm not going to be the fall guy on this.' "

If true, I recommend he not do any driving or visit any parks in the DC area.

Posted by Pappy 2011-06-24 17:55|| 2011-06-24 17:55|| Front Page Top

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