Hiding the truth from ourselves

Ben Sargent cartoon


[T]he cumulative effect of executive orders and new legislation restricting pubic access to public records has alarmed even many conservative groups. "This administration is the most secretive of our lifetime, even more secretive than the Nixon administration. They don't believe the American people or Congress have any right to information," said Larry Klayman, chairman of Judicial Watch, a conservative group that is suing the administration to force it to reveal the members of the energy task force.

Gary Bass, executive director of OMB Watch, an independent public advocacy group, says that the United States, "is moving from a society based on the right to know to one based on the need to know." The breadth and scope of the Bush administration's clamp down on information is the largest such effort to restrict public disclosure since World War II. Because much of these changes have come in little-noticed dribs and drabs since 9/11, many have largely escaped public notice or explanation. In this report we chronicle some of the most significant changes. article

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By the way, Misleader has in its header what I think is the best photo of Smirky McSleezeball that depicts the true George W. Bush.

And it's a face that looks like it's begging to be slapped. Not a suggestion, mind you.

....but hey, do what you want...you will anyway...