Why Obama Has Already Lost The Fast & Furious Executive Privilege Issue In Court Of Public Opinion

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Obama made a very serious mistake in invoking the issue of Executive Privilege in the F&F matter.
First, he has now made Holder's problems his problem. Why would he do that unless there was some smoking gun memo that involved Obama personally? Is his ego so big that he thinks that simply his "presence" will remedy the situation. If so, I would remind him of how successful he was in bringing the Olympic Games to Chicago.

But even if he prevails legally, which he probably will not, the public has already made up its mind.
The concept is simple: Why try to hide something, if there is nothing to hide.

It’s very much like what a judge once said about an accused invoking 5th Amendment protections in court:

“1: The person exercising their rights under the 5th Amendment has the absolute Constitutional right to do so.
2: The jury will be instructed as to that right and told that they must not, in any way, hold the exercising of that right against the person doing so.
3: Back in the jury room, regardless of the instruction shown in #2, most jury members thinking someone “taking the 5th” is guilty as hell, otherwise, why not answer the questions?!?!”

So it it with Obama. Regardless of whether or not the claim of Executive Privilege is upheld, most Americans already think Obama has something to hide.
That means he has already lost.
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