ATF Confirmation

[rwl1955]

The confirmation of US Attorney Michael J. Sullivan as head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives was thrown into further doubt yesterday, when a Republican senator who is blocking the nomination renewed complaints that Sullivan has refused to loosen licensing rules for guns.
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The development means that the future leadership of the US attorney's office in Boston will remain cloudy for the foreseeable future, because the Bush administration has been unable to nominate a replacement.

For now, Sullivan is performing both roles while his nomination is caught in a crossfire over gun policy.

Senator David Vitter of Louisiana said yesterday that he met with Sullivan late last year to discuss what Vitter described as burdensome regulations imposed on gun owners and dealers by the bureau, which Sullivan has led as acting director since September 2006. Vitter asked Sullivan to address the concerns in writing.

"I recently received his answers to those questions, and I was disappointed in his responses, so I am going to continue to hold this nominee," Vitter said in a statement released to the Globe. "The nominee seems to support the ATF's current inadequate policies and exhibits a lack of willingness to address these problems."
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Full story in today`s Globe.

 

[VTpro]

Link

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/02/14/sullivan_atf_confirmation_blocked/

 

[pdm]

Sent a thank you note to Sen. Vitter.

 

[jcr]

BGlobe editorial: likes Sullivan for ATF

Though nominally a Republican, Michael Sullivan is an anti-gun activist's dream. Kerry and Kennedy think he's just great for the job as ATF chief -- that's about all you need to know about him.

Therefore, it is not a surprise that the BGlobe also thinks it's horrible that several Senators have put a "hold" on his confirmation process. The BGlobe happens to "forget" about the troubles of the Massachusets U.S. Attorney's Office, which Sullivan is head of now. It doesn't matter that he can't manage squat, as long as he is an anti-gunner and in a position to do maximum damage to the right to keep arms, the BGlobe wants him there.

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/e...les/2008/02/16/held_up_by_gun_lobby_radicals/

Background: M. Sullivan was a local South Shore RINO. Pres. Bush nominated him to head the Boston U.S. Attorney's Office (part of the US DOJ) which prosecutes Federal Crime in the area.

When the last BATF head was booted for mis-spending funds, Bush nominated Sullivan to the BATF. Until Sullivan is confirmed to the BATF, he can't get paid, so he keeps his US Atorney job to keep the income. He claims to be doing both jobs, but he is doing less than 1/2 of a bad job at both places.

There is low morale at the local US Attorney office, but a new head can't be appointed before Sullivan gives up his paycheck.

 

[Finalygotabeltfed]

"BGlobe editorial: likes Sullivan for ATF"

Gee......thats surprising! The Globe never met an anti gun politician they didn't like.

 

[smitty]

Boston

Boston Globe backs Mike Sullivan ....of couse they would.

 

[45 acp]

Not to worry his nomination is being blocked by a Republican Rep from La. He says that Sullivan is to strick with gun dealers and owners. Why can't we here in Ma. have Rep's with common sense?

 

[dwarven1]

If the Globe likes him, that's proof that he should never be allowed to keep that job.