Recently, two news items caught my eye. One, reported by Julie Steenhuysen of Reuters in Chicago, said that scientists with the University of California have found that if you put a name or face on your feelings, it will help mute the ill effects of the emotions. In other words, talking about bad feelings helps you feel better. Obvious, maybe, but I bring this story up to make a point.
The other story that I found recently was from a report by the Oversight and Government Reform Committee of the U.S. Congress. This is available on the Web at http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1371. In the report, the committee states that Vice President Dick Cheney has claimed his office is not “an entity within the executive branch.”
According to the committee, Cheney made this statement in a letter to committee chairman Henry A. Waxman, who represents the 30th District of California, after Waxman questioned why Cheney has exempted his office from a government-wide procedure that is established to safeguard classified information.
The order allows the National Archives to store all classified documents from all branches of government. It’s a standard procedure and allows the government to safeguard its most important documents. But, Cheney would seemingly rather have his files disappear after he is out of office. Does this mean he has something to hide?
I don’t know. But, I can say one thing. The fact that the Vice President of the United States is hiding information from the National Archives and breaching a security measure that all branches of government are legally required to adhere to, well, that just makes me confused and angry.
There, those scientists are right. Now, I feel a little better.
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