Holder exit would empty tank on Fast and Furious investigation

Once Holder is gone, so will go any chance for political gain, plus Republicans know they’d be painted as bullies in some corners and racists in others if they dared go after him (some have been doing that all along). It just wouldn’t be worth it to them, especially since a reinvigorated Obama is confident that should the trail get too close he retains the pardon option, knowing the media and constituency that returned him to power would back him to the hilt. [More] 

Today's second Gun Rights Examiner offering looks at a great escape in the making.

BenghaziGate

Good God Almighty! Did Obama And CIA Arm Terrorists Who Murdered Our Ambassador? [More]

Probably. John Boehner and Mitch McConnell will get right on it.

Obama victory diminishes chances to determine whole Fast and Furious truth

The only thing that had even a chance of altering that equation was a Romney win, and that’s presupposing his handlers would have then allowed him to revoke Obama’s executive privilege and order cooperation with Congressional investigations from every involved department in his administration. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner election postmortem faces an outrageous and painful reality. No one wishes more than me it were not so. It is what it is.

About Those UN Treaties

Received via email in response to yesterday's GRE column:

David,

RE: A likely UN gun treaty, isn't this true regarding implementation and enforcement?

"It's good to remember that:
1. Any treaty must be approved by a two-thirds vote of the Senate before the Presidentere's signature becomes effective.
2. Treaties (especially UN treaties) are not self-enforcing. They do not become law within a nation. To be enforced within the US a statute would have to be passed.
3. Treaties do not alter the Constitution. Both the House and the Senate would have to pass a bill for a statute which enforces the treaty to become law. 
4. Because the treaty would not alter the Constitution, any statute passed for the purpose of enforcing it must comply with the Constitution and the Amendments to the Constitution."

There's a thread on Obama's gun control putsch here: http://www.theakforum.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=187345&start=50 

Sure, if our "leaders" are inclined to observe the Constitution. Since when? They have been doing what they want all along and feel nothing but emboldened now, and the media will be backing them up every step of the way.

See the link I have at the end of my column about "Researchers." I put those there for a reason.

And bear in mind I specifically made a point to write: "But at this point, the likelihood of the treaty's passage is not the story" and then went on to explain what is.

My column isn't so much about the ATT as it is about a storm heading our way due to a "more flexible" willingness to exercise power by an arrogant ruler bent on revenge and now feeling unrestrained.

It's wonderful to see forums discussing this.  Just be careful to sort the hip shot opinions from the painstaking research.

Jackals Beginning to Circle

Now it's the media's responsibility to stop portraying them as an invincible electoral juggernaut. [More]

There's a seemingly contradicting meme pincer strategy being deployed here, because you'll see others on the left still protesting that the Democrats won't touch guns because of what happened politically decades back. Be aware of it and you'll start to see this more and more.

Behold, a god who bleeds.

From the Halls of Higher Learning

One of the women shared a class on vampires with Street. The other knew Pitts from an African-American dance class. [More] 

Alrighty, then...

So if they don't make the pros, I'm sure they'll become valuable contributing members to a "21st-Century global economy"...

For the Children

Public libraries, regrettably, are not listed. They should be. For generations, libraries have drawn children and teens, often without parents. Public libraries should be treated the same way the state treats schools and day care centers. [More]

You know, like slaughterhouses...

This Day in History: November 8

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