Barack Obama and Jordy Yager of the Associated Press enjoy a quiet moment together.
White House-friendly AP reporter Jordy Yager, always the first to get any administration docu-dump, is carrying the meme again: "As House GOP's chief watchdog, Rep. Issa treads carefully."
Rep. Darrell Issa’s (R-Calif.) role as chief watchdog for the House GOP has put him in the awkward position of investigating programs that were strongly supported by many of his Republican colleagues.
Whether it’s the Energy Department loans that Issa and scores of other Republican lawmakers lobbied for on behalf of companies in their home states, or a series of botched gun-tracking operations that used controversial tactics begun under President George W. Bush, Issa has had to strike a balance between shining the spotlight on government inefficiencies and not making Republicans look bad. . .
For more than six months, Issa has been investigating the botched gun-tracking operation, Fast and Furious, which oversaw the sale of thousands of firearms to known and suspected straw buyers for Mexican drug cartels in the Southwest border region.
The head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) was removed, and the U.S. attorney for Arizona resigned, but Issa has vowed to uncover all of those responsible for approving the controversial and highly frowned upon “gun walking” tactics employed in the operation.
Throughout the course of his investigation, however, it was brought to light that a very similar operation, Wide Receiver, was run using nearly identical tactics under Bush.
Issa has not devoted much public attention to the Wide Receiver case so far, though he’s said he would look into it as he has continued to pressure the Obama administration for answers on Fast and Furious, which might have contributed to the death of at least one Border Patrol agent.
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LOL Associated Press. I wish I had a shequel for every lie I've found in their reporting in just this year alone.
"Throughout the course of his investigation, however, it was brought to light that a very similar operation, Wide Receiver, was run using nearly identical tactics under Bush."
Very similar?
Nearly identical?
Your DNA and mine are "nearly identical" (98%) to that of a chimpanzee. I would guess that even as challenged a reported as Jordy Yager would agree that small differences can be very important to outcome.
In fact one "small difference" between "Wide Receiver" and "Fast and Furious" is critical in determining the intent of ATF and DOJ in the two operations. In Wide Receiver the Feds actually attempted to track the firearms after they came into the hands of the straw buyers. In Fast and Furious there was deliberate action to make sure the firearms were not tracked. Since one of the whistleblowers' allegations is that Fast and Furious was an attempt to pad gun trace statistics to justify increased federal gun control, determining ATF/DOJ's intent becomes crucial. Wide receiver was indeed a "botched sting". Fast and Furious was conspiracy to further infringe on our rights guaranteed by The Second Amendment.
Very Similar?
Nearly identical?
I wonder if Jordy Yager would be offended if we said he was "very similar" or "nearly identical" to a chimpanzee.
first, it can't be "botched gun-tracking operations" as there was never any attempt to track weapons in F&F.
second, "Issa has not devoted much public attention to the Wide Receiver case so far, though he’s said he would look into it as he has continued to pressure the Obama administration for answers on Fast and Furious, which might have contributed to the death of at least one Border Patrol agent." Might have? ATF and FBI have acknowledged that 2 weapons found at the scene were part of F&F. There's evidence of a third, but they haven't admitted that one... yet. Might have... this "reporter" might have once been an intelligent human, but there is no evidence of that.
Judas was in fear of the Roman swords being used on him, these AP lapdog lie and emable treason for two bit crumbs from the back door of the Democrat Party dole.
Last I checked Jordy Yager worked for the Hill, no?
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