The Boston Herald:

U.S. Attorney Michael J. Sullivan, who has been heading the federal criminal probe into the fatal Big Dig tunnel collapse, was tapped by President George W. Bush yesterday as acting director of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Sullivan, in Washington yesterday for the announcement, will not step down as U.S. Attorney when he assumes the new position heading the ATF, the agency charged with investigating and preventing illegal possession and trafficking of firearms, explosives, alcohol and tobacco.

Spokeswoman Christina DiIorio-Sterling said Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Loucks “will act on (Sullivan’s) behalf” in Massachusetts while he takes on his new role in Washington.

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In a statement, Sullivan said he was “excited about the challenges that lie ahead, and committed to fulfill the trust reflected in my appointment.”

“It is certainly an honor to be afforded the opportunity to work with the men and women law enforcement professionals of the Bureau, an agency that is known for its excellence and integrity,” Sullivan’s statement said.

Excellence and integrity? Would that be the flip-flops that endanger otherwise lawful gun owners; the squandered tax dollars; the kitten stomping; or agents testifying that the registry of NFA weapons is seriously deficient that you find excellent?

Here’s Sullivan’s bio.

Update: David Hardy:

I know nothing of him, but anyone interested in rising in MA politics is, for me, a source of worry in the firearms area.

Ayup.

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