What is the best way to bury a scandal?

According to a recent op-ed piece, the best way to bury a scandal is to "bring out the bad news when attention is focused elsewhere."  Sounds like a pretty good ploy.  While the collective eyes of the country were on the 9/11 report, the Army released it's report in a hastily called session of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Transparency in government is not all that apparent.

It is interesting to read

The finding is contradicted by the international Red Cross, which warned U.S. authorities of systemic prisoner abuses in May 2003, a year before the scandal first broke in public view with the release of photos of prisoners who were beaten, on leashes and in humiliating sexual positions.

And, it's interesting to read

And the Army's attempt to pin the blame for prisoner mistreatment on officers no higher than mid-level in rank ignores the role military and civilian superiors played in encouraging such behavior.

What we need is accountability.  And if we're not going to find it in the Executive Branch, then I guess we'd better elect some folks to the Legislative Branch who can help bring it about.

Dave Patlak is such an individual, I believe.  I urge you, gentle reader, to think about the issues, determine what policies you believe in and stand for, and then get out and support candidates who are aligned with your thinking.  If you think America should stand alone, if you think America should alienate entire cultures, if you think military might always makes right, well, I know which candidates you support.  If you don't agree that America should stand alone, but should be a partner with other nations; if you believe that other cultures and religions have value and should be celebrated; if you believe military might should only be used with other elements of national power including diplomacy, information, and economics... then Dave Patlak is your man.

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