Fast and Furious

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Re: Fast and Furious

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Pinky wrote:
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Turdacious wrote:
nafod wrote:Did the repubs ever allow Obama to hire a director of the ATF?
Not sure that the Republicans have any say, but he was an Obama appointee:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_E._Melson
He wasn't confirmed through the congress, and wasn't nominated to be.
Another case of the Republicans being soft on crime.
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Re: Fast and Furious

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nafod wrote:
Turdacious wrote:
nafod wrote:Did the repubs ever allow Obama to hire a director of the ATF?
Not sure that the Republicans have any say, but he was an Obama appointee:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_E._Melson
He wasn't confirmed through the congress, and wasn't nominated to be.
Not sure how Republicans could have held up his appointment since they only had 40 seats in the Senate.
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Re: Fast and Furious

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nafod wrote:Did the repubs ever allow Obama to hire a director of the ATF?
Last year.

To be fair, they blocked Bush from appointing anybody as well.
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