Obama Administration's Fast and Furious Scandal Suffers Its First Causalities

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Rep. Issa gets his first scalp

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) won his first major investigative victory on Tuesday as two of the top federal officials involved with a flawed gun tracking operation stepped down from office.

Along with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Issa has doggedly pursued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) for the past five months, issuing scores of subpoenas, interviewing dozens of government officials and publicly lambasting President Obama for not being more forthcoming about the “Fast and Furious” operation.

On Tuesday, the DOJ handed Issa a victory, announcing that acting ATF director Kenneth Melson, who has led the agency since 2009, was being replaced and transferred to the Office of Legal Policy. The news came in conjunction with a separate announcement that the U.S. Attorney for Arizona, Dennis Burke, was resigning. Burke oversaw the legal aspects of the Fast and Furious operation, providing advice to agents involved.

Brian Darling, a senior fellow in government studies at the Heritage Foundation, said the moves are a clear victory for Issa, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, who has pledged to continue his investigation until a full picture of the operation and its authorizers is painted.

“There’s a long way to go to get to the bottom of the Fast and Furious scandal, but at least the Issa committee can say that they’ve uncovered enough information that has started the process of understanding everything that’s happened and having people removed who may have done wrong,” said Darling, who has served as counsel to Sens. Mel Martinez (R-Fla) and Bob Smith (R-N.H.).

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/178831-issa-gets-his-first-scalp

Edited August 31, 2011 by Crusty Old Perv

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Small victory, sure.

But, last time I was found to be breaking the law I got put in jail, not moved to another job. *wrist slap*

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

Small victory, sure.

But, last time I was found to be breaking the law I got put in jail, not moved to another job. *wrist slap*

or moved to the office of "legal policy" since he's shown such stellar aptitude for that!

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or moved to the office of "legal policy" since he's shown such stellar aptitude for that!

That would be like me being appointed assistant prosecutor for my county. Just makes no sense.