Has America ever had a more angry, arrogant bunch of adolescents populating the executive branch of our government? No. Once they’ve finally vacated the premises will we ever be able to repair the damage they’ve done and set the country right again? Let’s pray so.
 
One issue that must be addressed sooner rather than later is the Operation Fast & Furious fiasco – still percolating in the background amidst the financial commotion.
 
At Pajamas Media, Bob Owens explains the truth about this disaster:

… no competent federal law enforcement officer would ever have concocted an operation as obviously doomed to catastrophic failure as Operation Fast and Furious:
 
– Federal law enforcement agents don’t let guns “walk.”
– Federal law enforcement agents knew that this operation would not lead to cartel kingpins.
– Federal law enforcement agents knew from the outset that they could never arrest their targets, who were outside of their jurisdiction.
– Middle managers in government would never dare to try such a dangerous, high-risk operation without express orders from above.

 

Beyond the ATF, the DEA has admitted involvement as well, which Owens details further. How widespread (DEA, ATF, DOJ, DHS…?) and how high up this thing went, only time will tell. Right now there’s a whole lot of obfuscation going on – directly aimed at deflecting blame.
 
What was initially presumed to be merely a case of total incompetence, may in fact be something much more sinister. As Owens sums up:

The most logical explanation for Fast and Furious and related operations was that it was not a law enforcement operation, but a political operation designed to advance an anti-gun political agenda that Attorney General Eric Holder and President Barack Obama have been pursuing since the beginning of this presidency.
 
This explosive scandal at the heart of Gunwalker isn’t a matter of “what did he know and when did he know it?” It now instead seems to be a matter of who will come forward, and how much evidence will they provide to implicate officials at the highest levels of a lawless government.

 
Will justice ever be done? For America?
How about justice for Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry…

 
Tragically, probably not. Terry’s family was just denied crime victim status (which would have enabled them to talk with prosecutors and speak at sentencing) in the case against Jamie Avila, the “straw purchaser” of the gun used in Terry’s murder. Human Events has more on the story and why the request is being denied:
 

U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke argues because the family was not “directly or proximately harmed” by the illegal purchase of the murder weapon, it does not meet the definition of “crime victim” in the Avila case. Burke claims the victim of the Avila’s gun purchases, “is not any particular person, but society in general.”

 
Why would U.S. Attorney Burke issue this unusual decision? Take a wild guess:

Coffey and others wonder if Burke has a conflict. It was his office that led Operation Fast and Furious. The operation, while executed by agents for the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, was managed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Emory Hurley. Hurley drafted the response to the family’s motion. It was signed by Burke.

 
This whole operation stinks to high heaven. It represents immature, irresponsible behavior – bordering on the unconscionable (even criminal?). We need to get to the bottom of this mess – NOW.
And we desperately need to get trustworthy, accountable adults back in charge of this country!