Saturday, December 1, 2007

White House Declares Abramoff Meetings "Secret"


Photo from Daily Kos

In this White House, is there anything that isn't a "secret" or "Excecutive Privilege?" For a party that is very fond of the phrase, "personal accountability," this particular administration seems to have none. Why isn't Right-wing World up in arms about that? Cognitive dissonance?

[Excerpt]

Secrecy invoked on Abramoff lawsuits

. . .The Justice Department, citing a Cold War-era court ruling, declared that the contents of the "Sensitive Security Records" cannot be publicly revealed even though they could show whether Abramoff made more visits to the White House than those already acknowledged.

"The simple act of doing so ... would reveal sensitive information about the methods used by the Secret Service to carry out its protective function," the Justice Department argued.

"This is an extraordinary development and it raises the specter that there were additional contacts with President Bush or other high White House officials that have yet to be disclosed," said Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group that filed the suit. "We've alleged that the government has committed misconduct in this litigation and frankly this is more fuel for that fire."

Read it at: Raw Story

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