The Day - | News from southeastern Connecticut

Home
News
Business
Sports
- Columnists
- Local
- High School
  - Saturday Showdown
- UConn
- CT Sun
- CT Tigers
- Colleges
- Professional
  - Auto Racing
  - Baseball
  - Basketball
  - Football
  - Golf
  - Hockey
  - Tennis
Opinion
- Cartoons
- Columnists
- Editorials
- Guest Opinions
- Letters
- Op-Ed
Entertainment
- Advice Columns
- Books
- Celebrities
- Columnists
- Events
- Exhibits
- Food & Dining
  - Restaurant Reviews
- Games
  - Sudoku
  - Crossword
  - Jigsaw
  - More Puzzles
- Horoscopes
- Movies
  - Movie Times
- Music
- Nobody Cartoon
- Stage
- TV
  - TV Listings
Multimedia
classifieds
- Place an Ad
- View Ads
- Cars
- Real Estate
- Jobs
- Pets
deals
coupons
jobs
real estate
business directory
obituaries

Day wrong to accept Obama gun coverup

William Melanson Ledyard

Publication: The Day

Published 06/29/2012 12:00 AM

Updated 06/28/2012 05:20 PM

Imagine my confusion reading The Day's June 22 editorial, "Fast, furious follies," condemning the call for an inquiry into the failed operation by the ATF named Fast and Furious. This newspaper, which has stood as the bastion of exposing all forms of government wrongdoing, and a paragon of Freedom of Information virtue, now mocks Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., for "politicizing" this issue.
Your facts are slightly skewed.
You are correct in asserting that Attorney General Holder turned over 7,600 documents in response to the supoena, but neglected that this only represents less than 10 percent of the 80,000 documents pertaining to this operation. This newspaper has no interest in what the other 72,000 pages contain? Really?
The president's decision to invoke executive privilege elicited nary a response from you, although it certainly suggests a coverup, otherwise why not be forthright with the release of the documents? I was most intrigued by your suggestion that the Teapot Dome and Watergate scandals compare to Fast and Furious. Although both represent stains on the two Republican administrations you conveniently chose, both pale in comparison to the loss of a federal officer, and the many Mexican people who have been slaughtered as a result of a "misguided" operation.
Investigate, and now.