Transparent? Uh, no so much...

[whell]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The State Department has failed to turn over government documents covering Hillary Rodham Clinton's tenure as secretary of state that The Associated Press and others requested under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act ahead of her presumptive presidential campaign. They include one request AP made four years ago and others pending for more than one year.

The State Department is among the U.S. government's worst-performing federal agencies under the Freedom of Information Act. There is no direct evidence that political considerations in a Democratic presidential administration have delayed the release of files about the party's leading contender for 2016. But the agency's delays, unusual even by government standards, have stoked perceptions about what could be taking so long.

The agency's pace responding to requests for Clinton-related files has frustrated news organizations, archivists and political groups trying to research her role at the State Department in the months before Clinton decides whether to formally enter the 2016 race.

At stake is the public's access to thousands of documents that could help understand and define her activities as the nation's chief diplomat under Obama.

An inspector general's report in 2012 criticized the State Department's practices as "inefficient and ineffective," citing a heavy workload, small staff and interagency problems. A study in March by the nonpartisan Center for Effective Government said the State Department was the worst-performing agency because of its delays and frequent failure to deliver the full number of files that people requested.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...12-10-13-45-17

What'cha hidin', Hilly?

[bobabode]

Pbbbbbhhhhhttt. Get a life Whelly.

[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by whell

What'cha hidin', Hilly?

You need a hobby my fellow sufferer.
I have a Fisher 500B that needs some selective recapping if you are up to it.

[finnbow]

It's customary to stonewall such requests until the impacted party makes it clear that they're retiring and not seeking further public office. It's kinda of a professional courtesy extended to people who serve in such positions due to the partisan hacks (e.g., Fox, talk radio) who would deliberately misinterpret morsels from the archive to criticize/embarrass political adversaries. The Secretary of State is party to a lot of decisions/negotiations that cherry-pickers could retrospectively criticize, particularly when taken out of context. A cooling-off period ain't a bad thing. The history of the Clinton State Department isn't ready to be written yet. Look at the hash those morons made of Benghazi.

[donquixote99]

'Hash' is much too nice a word for it.

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

'Hash' is much too nice a word for it.

Not to mention just how many taxpayer dollars they pissed away.

[piece-itpete]

Heaven forbid Hillary could stand up to scrutiny. Might impact her Pres run you know.

Pete

[barbara]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Heaven forbid Hillary could stand up to scrutiny. Might impact her Pres run you know.



Pete

Yep. The scrutiny will not find any thing wrong but will nit pic little things taken out of context to try make her look bad and once again the republicans will make fools of themselves be cause the voters know this game and are tired of it.

[BlueStreak]

No government is completely transparent.

They can't be.

This Pollyanna notion of governmental transparency is ridiculous.

Dave

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by barbara

Yep. The scrutiny will not find any thing wrong but will nit pic little things taken out of context to try make her look bad and once again the republicans will make fools of themselves be cause the voters know this game and are tired of it.

No, the voters love it, so long as it works in favor of their individual political beliefs. 'BS that brings your opponent down is good BS.'---- That's how it works.

Dave