Conservative Rantings
Two things that bug me….hearing about the CEO killing himself this morning makes me wonder how big that OTHER shoe is that’s about to drop…what made him decide to do this? What did he know, that we’re about to? How will the DOW respond today? What will Barnie Frank and Chris Dodd have to say? Maybe they will be pallbearers.
The other thing is this flap about the release of this top secret memo regarding torture. I think it’s a HUGE mistake to release this kind of info., but we really shouldn’t be surprised. I remember the very first official act OBAMA did as President. At the time, it caught my interest because this is what I do every day. Now it greatly disturbs me.
The first thing Obama did was expand the public’s “right to know” by NARROWING the scope of what information government agencies can legally withhold. He did this by executive order. He removed exceptions from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Good for the public, BAD for the public at the same time. This memo is a perfect example.
When Obama first made this directive I wondered what it would do to the military, of all government agencies. Now we know. He’s made it easier for the press to access information, then leak it to the entire world. If the memo on torture is any indication, I fear we have lots of depressing days ahead of us. So now we know what he really means when he talks about transparency in government…..it’s not so that we the people now have a better idea of what these clowns are doing….it’s that the press can push to have just about anything released. Obama says the memo was released because a Freedom of Information Act request was going to MAKE the administration release it….B.S.!!! He weakened the FOIA Act on his first day, with just this type of thing in mind. Because of THIS directive, the country is less safe.
My guess is that he wants to destroy our military, and make us toothless in this increasingly scary world. He’s well on his way, don’t you think? Have you been sized for your BURKA yet?
