tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120001688052421881.post7682773034548547683..comments2012-11-02T14:54:58.870-07:00Comments on Conservative Deadbeat: Fast and FuriousFlounderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03003400127988700209noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120001688052421881.post-8113962651532534582011-11-03T14:59:10.565-07:002011-11-03T14:59:10.565-07:00Reagan was almost impeached for Iran Contra, docum...<i>Reagan was almost impeached for Iran Contra, documents coming forward are indicating more Administration knowledge than previously indicated. This is worse.</i><br /><br />Richard, you are a sharp, educated, well-read and worldly individual, but that statement is pure horse manure. You are off by <i>multiple</i> decimal places on both scale and scope when trying to compare these two situations. Scale: Two thousand guns is two thousand guns, and thus nothing to sneeze at, but Iran-Contra involved the secret sale of thousands of anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles to a country that was the subject of a strict arms embargo. And anyway, do you really think that the cartels would have had any trouble getting their hands on 2,000 handguns via some other means? Really?? There are (estimated to be) more than 400 guns sold every single minute in the U.S. If they hadn't gotten the guns from undercover agents they would have gotten them some other way without any problem. Scope: There is absolutely ZERO evidence to suggest that Obama (who you attempted to shoehorn into the discussion) is involved in any of this. TBD on what Holder knew and when he knew it, though I wouldn't hold my breath on finding out any serious answers on that (cause Democrats are [the only ones] so adept at stone-walling against accusations of cover ups). Obviously the ATF and other groups who directly oversaw this operation need to provide answers because it does appear to be a case of gross negligence, incompetence, or both. But let's not outkick our coverage as far as portraying this as the type of scandal that has the potential to bring down a president (the way that Iran-Contra absolutely should have had your boy Ronny come clean).flanapotamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00819229768705271861noreply@blogger.com