Marathon Pundit: Hypocrisy: Obama in '07 ripped Bush for trying to "hide behind executive privilege" (Video)

Here is what Barack Obama said about President Bush utilizing executive privilege in 2007:

There's been a tendency, on the part of this administration, to try to hide behind executive privilege every time there's something a little shaky that's taking place. I think the administration would be best served by coming clean on this. There doesn’t seem to be any national security issues involved.

Don't believe me, Obama-bots? Here is the video:

In this case, Bush invoked executive privilege in regards to his decision to fire seven US District Attorneys in 2005. However, Operation Fast and Furious led to the death of a US border agent. The latter--Obama-bots--is a far more serious matter.

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