Isn't it wonderful to see how quickly the press and the GAO can swing into action when there might be a corrupt Republican? Did anyone hear a peep out of the GAO about Hillary Healthcare?
Correct me if I'm wrong but I beleive Hillary's task force was found to be illegal and the administration was fined.
The Enron people were interviewed for their opinions. As were various conservation groups, coal companies, nuclear power experts, oil and gas companies, electrical generating companies, and Lord knows who else.
This is similar to conducting a meeting about education and inviting top educators to give their opinions. If educational policy is going to change, perhaps some of the educators would not wish to have their comments (e.g. "I could do so much more if the NEA didn't get in the way")made public. That is why Cheney doesn't want to release the information...because the next time a President does something like this, people won't speak freely.
As the Washington Post reported Dec. 24: "U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth last week fined the government $285,000 and bluntly denounced the White House and Justice Department for what he called 'dishonest' and 'reprehensible' failures to provide him information about the membership of the health care task force headed by first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. He singled out [Ira] Magaziner as responsible for the deception."
That all started when a doctor's group sued to enforce the open meetings act for Hillary's health care task force. Hillary wanted to effect her socialist scheme in secret. The doctor's group wanted the meetings open to the public so they could see who was participating and what was being discussed.
Hillary and co-conspirators told the judge, repeatedly, and under oath, that all participants were executive branch employees. That was an out and out, very intentional, lie! However, it qualified them to continue holding closed meetings, and caused the judge set aside the case for a while.
Yes, I heard a Law Professor with Brit Humme the other night discussing this very issue. IF my memory serves me correctly, Cheneys task force consisted of OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATION members, appointed by the administration for the very purpose of the intent of the task force, whereas, Thunderthighs' taskforce consisted of just the opposite; numerous private and coroporate affiliates, who had no official appointment or title, and were merely "invited" to attend and or be a part of the task force.