So what did the ATF director say about the horrific Boston bombings?

[Cali_Democrat]

Oh that's right, we don't have an ATF director and haven't had one for years because of republican obstruction.

One of the many tasks of the ATF is to investigate and prevent the unlawful use of explosives.

Republican obstruction is now literally killing Americans.

Fuckers.

[Cha]

1. Wow. thanks for reminding us, Cali Democrat

[DevonRex]

2. Hear hear!

Thank you for bringing that up.

[freshwest]

3. +1,000.

[defacto7]

4. Major K&R

Thanks cali

[hepkat]

5. If we had a function ATF might this have prevented?

It's possible.

[sheshe2]

6. Yes! K&R!

[SunSeeker]

7. K&R

[cliffordu]

8. K&R!!!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

9. I can hear the Republicans now claiming this is a local matter....

....as they simultaneously blame Obama...

[davidpdx]

10. Good point

I think there are several agencies the Republicans are filibustering on. It's high time to bring it to a vote and call them on it. Call the vote even if the Republicans vote it down. Remind the public why we have no ATF director. Having a seasoned professional in charge of an important agency is important at times like these.

[ellisonz]

11. The similarly underfund the ATF.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/02/07/nra-interferes-with-atf-operations/1894355/

[get the red out]

12. Bomb detection

A FB friend who does Seatlh and rescue with her dogs, so is connected in the K9 word, posted that the sequester cuts had hit the K9 bomb detection team really hard, cutting back on their work. Not a good cut, to say the least.

[byeya]

13. Does anyone else remember that years ago an administration proposed to require the makers

of dynamite and other high explosive to add indestructable tiny plastic indentifiers so if dynemaite(say) were used in an attack it would be easy to determine where the dynamite was purchased.
The NRA opposed this common sense measure.

[Cali_Democrat]

14. Yup

Then NRA is definitely not there to help protect the lives of Americans.

[progressoid]

16. +1

[Oilwellian]

18. My husband is responsible for a cache of dynamite

kept in a quarry. At least here in VA, the dynamite has identifiers.

[uponit7771]

15. +1

[treestar]

17. There are often threads condemning Obama for an appointment

Saying he appointed a corporatist shill, for example there was one who worked for Monsanto. So in those cases, maybe he just wants to get the office filled.

Can only imagine what these hypocrites would say if a Democratic Congress did that to a Republican President.