Where's The Outrage?

Received this tidbit from the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action. It's outrageous, but don't expect to see it anywhere in the mainstream media.

It seems that BATFE’s William McMahon, who, as the agency's Assistant Deputy Director for Field Operations approved its catastrophic and deadly “Fast and Furious” operation, is being allowed to receive his six-figure federal paycheck for nearly half a year, while working full-time as investment bank J. P. Morgan’s executive director for global security and investments in the Philippines.

As the Washington Post reports, "McMahon was one of five ATF officials recently singled out in a congressional report on the botched gun operation. The report alleged that McMahon knew that no safeguards were in place to prevent a large number of guns from getting into Mexico, but he made no effort to stop them." Fox News says "The [double-dipping, two-paycheck] arrangement allows McMahon to retire [from the BATFE] in December with a full government pension."

Congressional investigators into the "Fast and Furious" debacle, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Darrel Issa (R-Calif.), have asked the BATFE to explain McMahon’s situation, but the agency has said only that McMahon is a full-time employee in the agency, in its Office of Professional Responsibility, no less.

"Office of Professional Responsibility." What a joke. That tells you everything you need to know about the ATF and the obama administration right there.

A letter sent by Sen. Grassley and Rep. Issa to BATFE says "Given McMahon's outsized role in the Fast and Furious scandal, the decision to approve an extended annual leave arrangement in order to attain pension eligibility and facilitate full-time, outside employment while still collecting a full-time salary at ATF raises a host of questions about both the propriety of the arrangement and the judgment of ATF management."

Oh my achin' back. This guy should have been not only fired, but indicted as well. He led an ill-conceived, mismanaged, and illegal operation that left an unknown number of people dead, including at least one U.S. LEO. And his reward? He not only gets to keep his job, he's given a sweetheart deal that allows him to go on vacation for six months while working full time for another employer in order to get his pension.

Sounds to me like a "keep you mouth shut and we'll take care of you" deal. And notice where McMahon is assigned. The Philippines - conveniently out of the country.

Meanwhile, the long-awaited report of the Department of Justice's Office of Inspector General, on "Fast and Furious," has apparently been completed, and the DOJ has one month to respond to the report’s findings. At that time, the report should be made available to the public.

Don't hold your breath. The DOJ investigating the DOJ? Can you say "whitewash?"

Thirty years ago, the cover-up of a two-bit burglary of a hotel room was enough to force a U.S. president to resign. In the current administration, though, sins of an incomparably greater magnitude have been rewarded time and again. Reason enough to remember that the presidential election is only 73 days away. And counting.

The big difference between Nixon and obama is that the press was out to get Nixon, while instead they are doing their best to cover up obama's sins.

I'd say it's a joke, except it's too sad to be funny...