Monday, September 27, 2004

secrecy in the bush administration

Have you been feeling just a little bit too smug lately? As though the crown on your figurative head is tiring you (as leader of the free world and all?) Well, here's a way to jump into a real cesspool of worry. See what the Bush Administration is doing on the secrecy front. Woohoo! Poland we're not. Yet. But gosh, it's a slippery slope. Begone those nasty civil rights! From the Committee on Government Reform: "Rep. Henry A. Waxman has released a comprehensive examination of secrecy in the Bush Administration. The report analyzes how the Administration has implemented each of our nation’s major open government laws. It finds that there has been a consistent pattern in the Administration’s actions: laws that are designed to promote public access to information have been undermined, while laws that authorize the government to withhold information or to operate in secret have repeatedly been expanded. The cumulative result is an unprecedented assault on the principle of open government." Ugh. I think I'll crawl into bed. Sputnik was a real warning shot. Must...GET ... Rest ... of ... World. Must ... join ... secret ... power ... fraternity... of nasty ... white ... guys... taking .. over the ... world.. in the... name of ... the USA. kate

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