Fast and Furious vs Watergate

What’s all this talk of Fast and Furious being like Watergate??  That’s absurd!!  Some key differences:

–F&F has led to numerous deaths, most likely many more that we won’t ever hear of.  Watergate didn’t harm anyone, but it involved burglary, which is a felony in most places.
–Watergate break-in investigation had nearly unanimous, bipartisan support, but the investigation of F&F is nothing more than “election year politics” (I hope Border Patrol Agent Terry’s family understands).
–Watergate investigation revealed a cover-up that led to the resignation of a President.  But there is NO WAY the F&F “witch hunt” could find any wrongdoing or negligence, so a cover-up is totally justified.

Clearly anyone who thinks Fast and Furious should be looked into further must be a bigoted, racist, right-wing radical who is trying to smear the President during an election year.  Right?!

Obama at National Peace Officers Memorial Service

One thing we can be sure about with President Obama is that he can politicize anything!! Yes it is obnoxious. There is a time and a place for partisan politics, but there is also a time to stop assigning blame and just do your job.

That being said, I am not above giving a thumbs up to Obama for getting it right. I recently watched his speech at the National Peace Officers Memorial Service, and I was surprised and impressed that he did not mention Republicans once! Well done!