Fast and Furious and the 5th

"C'mon Patty. You don't wanna be the fall-guy do ya?"


It's going to be a little harder for the defenders of Eric Holder and his Justice Department to claim that the Fast and Furious scandal is just a bunch of politics. Now we learn that one of the figures is going to plead the 5th Amendment when he appears before Congress.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/20/federal-official-in-arizona-to-plead-fifth-and-not-answer-questions-on-furious/

Here is Daily Caller's take on the latest development:

http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/20/doj-official-plans-to-plead-fifth-amendment-refuses-to-testify-on-fast-and-furious/

Remember the old days, when it was the prosecutors and cops asking the questions and bad guys taking the 5th?



"Sorry, Lefty. I can't answer that question. I'm taking the 5th." 
(Lefty's on the left.)

In addition to taking the 5th, it appears Mr Cunningham fears he is being used as the "fall-guy", to use the language of the criminal element. It also sounds like Cunningham is the type of guy you could make a deal with. Problem is, who is going to make a deal with him-the Justice Department?

That's why this case cries out for a special prosecutor. Problem is, who appoints the special prosecutor?