The controversy over the “Benghazi emails” is a good measure of what the Obama Administration means by “open government.”
News of the release of the Benghazi emails broke yesterday, NPR, USA Today, among others.
I saw the news at Benghazi Emails Released, Wall Street Journal. PDF of the emails
If you go to WhiteHouse.gov and search for “Benghazi emails,” can you find the White House release of the emails?
I thought not.
The emails show congressional concern over the “talking points” on Benghazi to be a tempest in a teapot, as many of us already suspected.
Early release of the emails would have avoided some of the endless discussion rooted in congressional ignorance and bigotry.
But, the Obama administration has so little faith in “open government” that it conceals information that would be to its advantage if revealed.
Now imagine how the Obama administration must view information that puts it at a disadvantage.
Does that help to clarify the commitment of the Obama administration to open government?
It does for me.