Typical Clinton Opacity

So, Obama has just released — for the *second* time — a list of his “earmarks,” i.e., those pet projects for local Illinois entities for which he sought funding. Earmarks are typically derided as pork barrel spending, although I don’t get that. Sure, if there’s a conflict of interest when seeking an earmark, that ain’t good. But otherwise, why shouldn’t our tax dollars be used to support hospitals, universities, etc.? Not to excess, but that strikes me as a better way to spend it than on, say, a rat hole out in the desert’s of the Middle East.

But whether good or ill, Obama has released his entire list, and explained any items that look questionable. He’s encouraged Hillary to do the same. She hasn’t. And I’m guessing she probably won’t. So typical of the Clintons. It’s rarely the facts that will cause political problems, but rather the attempts to prevent those facts from being made public. The Clintons — and I do hate bashing them, because I was and remain a huge supporter of Bill’s, and I’m happy to have Hillary in the Senate, but I gotta call ’em as I see ’em — are just reflexively secretive. Even when it doesn’t really matter, and even when they’re ultimately going to have to be forthcoming, so they might as well just bite the bullet and get it over with. This is one of the primary reasons why I’m not supporting her. Let’s have a president who’s a bit more forthcoming.

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