In case you missed it, here is E.J. Dionne on NPR defending the Obama administration in the Fast and Furious scandal by … adopting the talking points of the National Rifle Association (that the operation was part of an effort to lay the statistical groundwork for a move to restrict American gun sales):
I think it’s–the policy was designed to show how terrible our gun laws are, how much our gun laws are feeding guns down into Mexico and the mess … [clip is at 7:50]
E.J.! Don’t they brief you in Aspen? Today’s party line is that it was all a workplace spat about enforcement tactics. …
If only Ezra Klein could start some sort of listserv to keep progressive commentators up to speed. …