Tonight's debate was full of fire and controversy. The candidates provided the fire. The moderator, Candy Crowley provided the controversy. She allowed Obama to speak to at least four minutes longer than Romney and helped him achieve that extra time.
As for F&F, Mr. Romney skillfully inserted F&F into his answer to a direct audience question about gun control that was posed to Mr. Obama. The President stated for one of the first times that he would support a renewed assault weapons ban - but it is obvious he doesn't understand the implications of what that means. Mr. Romney said we have enough gun laws and what we need is better family circumstances to prevent people from turning to violence, via education and family upbringing. Then he turned the tables and blamed the Administration for the scandal of F&F. President Obama then built on Romney's response by also discussing education. But most telling was that he studiously avoided the words "Fast & Furious" and totally avoided any discussion of the scandal. Crowley let him ramble on for two minutes while avoiding the issue.
To me, he sounded like he was hiding something. He sounded scared of the whole subject. It would seem there is still a lot to be discovered about F&F and the White House's involvement.
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