Gun Running

The president has invoked executive privilege in the matter of turning over documents relating to Fast and Furious. Notwithstanding the somewhat checkered history of this doctrine, it has been pointed out that the primary purpose is to protect confidential communications between the president and his cabinet or foreign dignitaries.

Invoking executive privilege implies a direct presidential involvement with the F&F program, which I'm sure the prez would just as soon remained very confidential, having denied knowing anything about it repeatedly.

It helps when the media, in possession of evidence to the contrary, suppresses it. Unfortunately those old videos that wound up on the web never actually go away, and often can't be erased no matter who is embarrassed by them.


This makes it look like not only did everyone of any consequence get involved in the program, but that it was the president's brainchild to begin with.