Only a surprise in that way too many folks will believe it

By LB on March 16, 2008 5:43 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) | Sphere: Related Content

Here's a press release today from Sunshine Week, a "non-partisan open government initiative led by the American Society of Newspaper Editors":

WASHINGTON, March 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) says she is "committed to restoring open government" by not only mandating more open meetings and release of public documents, but also by nominating "an attorney general who has a proven commitment to open government," according to her response to the Sunshine Week 2008: Sunshine Campaign survey of presidential candidates.

Here's a flashback to March 3:

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The National Archives said Monday it expects to release Hillary Rodham Clinton's schedules as first lady later this month, but has asked a judge to delay the release of thousands of her telephone logs for one to two years.

Hmm. Back to today's press release, here's a quote from Senator Clinton:

"I believe in an open, transparent government that is accountable to the people," Clinton wrote. "Excessive government secrecy harms democratic governance and can weaken our system of checks and balances by shielding officials from oversight and inviting misconduct or error.
"To me, openness and accountability are not platitudes -- they are essential elements of our democracy," she added.

Here's another flashback, this time to March 8:

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Clinton Presidential Library withheld more than a thousand pages about clemency the former president granted during his last days in office — including a pardon to fugitive financier Marc Rich — from a batch of documents recently released to the public.

Sunshine Week has to be on the payroll - no genuine organization aiming for open government would believe this tripe.