Penguin and Random House talk of merger
Important news, however that’s not why I’m linking it. Philip Jones deserves a slap on the wrist and a wag of the finger for penning some truly unfunny, painful suggestions for the name of the resultant company.
(Via Nick Harkaway.)
Second Bush-Era Gun-Smuggling Probe
The AP:
A second Bush administration gun-trafficking investigation has surfaced using the same controversial tactic for which congressional Republicans have been criticizing the Obama administration.
The tactic, called “gun walking,” is already under investigation by the Justice Department’s inspector general and by congressional Republicans, who have criticized the administration of Democratic President Barack Obama for letting it happen in an operation called “Fast and Furious”.
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Earlier this month, it was disclosed that the gun-walking tactic didn’t begin under Obama, but was also used in 2006 under his predecessor, George W. Bush. The probe, Operation Wide Receiver, was carried out by ATF’s Tucson, Ariz., office and resulted in hundreds of guns being transferred to suspected arms traffickers.
It’s time to stop hammering Obama specifically about this and time to start talking about how THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN DOING SOMETHING INCREDIBLY STUPID FOR A LONG TIME