It's hypocritical, says a Christian attorney, for the Obama White House to claim executive privilege when, in 2007, then-Senator Barack Obama condemned President George W. Bush for doing the same thing.

Next week the full House of Representatives could vote on a Contempt of Congress resolution for Attorney General Eric Holder's continued refusal to provide information to congressional oversight investigators, dealing with the ill-fated "Operation Fast and Furious" federal gun-smuggling sting.

Earlier this week, the Obama administration cited executive privilege to deny the congressional requests. But during an interview on CNN's Larry King Live in 2007, Obama blasted President Bush for doing the same thing...