John Hinderaker, atty, and blog proprietor remarked, after reviewing the first details regarding Fast and Furious as they were released, that Obama was either "A well intentioned man, but stupid, or purely evil" Attorneys, by the nature of their work, usually become quite adept at spotting the untruthful, the outright liar, the nefarious, and the machiavellian. In light of Obama's recently decreed Contraception Mandate, I'd lean toward the "Purely evil" description.
"When they came for the Jews, I said nothing.
When they came for the Gypsies, I said nothing
When they came for the Catholics, I again said nothing.
Then they came for me."
Maybe Barry thought by going for the Catholics first, he could catch the country off balance and slip the whole thing by with nobody catching onto anything. Hitler made some mistakes too. Like leaving Britain dazed, stunned, bleeding, partially conscious, supported only by the ropes, but still alive, while he turned his attentions on the Soviet Union figuring he could always go back and finish the Brits off after the Russkies were kaput.