Where the Sun Don’t Shine
Not satisfied with claiming executive powers based on fanciful yet secret legal reasoning and “losing” millions of White House emails, the Bush White House has moved to bury a small advance for the public’s prying eyes.
New Freedom of Information Act legislation created an office to track FOIA requests and promote greater transparency. So Bush’s new budget would dump it in the Justice Department, which among other things defends agencies sued for denying FOIA requests.