Clark challenges Bush to open the government

[bicentennial_baby]

Associated Press
Jan. 16, 2004 08:50 AM


MANCHESTER, N.H. - Wesley Clark released military, financial and other personal records Friday and challenged President Bush to reverse policies the Democratic presidential candidate contended has shut out citizens from government.

Clark called on Bush to stop hiding documents through classification extension and rollbacks of the Freedom of Information Act and to cooperate with investigations into the Sept. 11 terror attacks and the administration's secret energy task force.

"It's time President Bush played it straight with the American people," he said. "President Bush has shut the people out of government and told them they have no right to know what he says to special interests in the Oval Office. As president, my administration will be an open book."

Clark said he would establish an "openness doctrine" that would restrict the assertion of executive privilege, eliminate secret task forces, disclose all meetings with special interests, require lobbyists to reveal more, and use the Internet to make government transparent.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0116ClarkBush16-ON.html

[Jack_Dawson]

1. Awwww Yeah - Keep Pounding him General

General Smackdown in da house. "Come look at my records" Clark has nothing to hide, but Bush has plenty. Excellent tactic.

[maddezmom]

2. Go Wes!!

thanks for posting :)

[lefty_mcduff]

3. Clark has been pounding on Bush and WH...

Beautiful to see (and 'bout time).

[SlavesandBulldozers]

4. It's On Now

can you feel it? The General's taking his gloves off.

[onehandle]

5. "As president, my administration will be an open book."

I believe this will help calm the fears of folks who are suspicious of Clark's militaryness.

[lovedems]

6. I think this is a message that will resonate well with the undecideds.

If he can keep hammering on the secrecy of this government, maybe some of the sheeple will wake it. It doesn't take a brain surgeon to realize that if they are keeping secrets, they have something to hide.

Hopefully anyway.

[Leilani]

7. Go Wes!!!

[returnable]

8. Very cool.

Can't ask the administration to open its books if you aren't willing to open your own :toast:

[bicentennial_baby]

9. Kick

:kick:

[democratreformed]

10. Wes is Best

:D