Money may be
the mother’s milk of politics but hypocrisy is its shield
When truth
is needed, transparency and accountability the first to yield
Obama at his
press conference intones good governance with transparency equates
On being transparent
or finding people accountable by this administration we continue to wait
While waiting
for transparency we learn of a revolt of dozens of government IGs
Complaining
federal agencies are denying them access to documents they need to see
47 out of 73
IGs signed a letter to complain their investigations are often stalled
By a pervasive
culture from the top down to delay and to stonewall
IG stands
for Inspector General, independent not Lerner type political hacks,
Whose task
is to uncover waste, fraud, and mismanagement that federal dollars attract
Agency after
agency and to no one’s surprise the Holder’s DOJ
Is
frustrating their work to theirs and our dismay
Obama also
spoke about fraud in African aid that from the people deprive
Making it
more difficult for poverty stricken to improve their lot rather than just
surprise
With a
straight solemn face which is his manner of speech
But surprise
the GAO tells us almost 700 billion fed spending proper accounting failed to
reach.
Not a word
about Russian troops massing on the border of Ukraine
With Hagel
indicating an invasion may be near; looks like are wrist slaps were in vain
To a
question on the potential Russian invasion Obama indicating sanctions were
working
Between
laughter and sips of vodka, I am sure the Russian troops know no US weapons aid is
lurking
All in all a
typical energetic performance, all form and applauding transparency in speech
While here
at home only the densest of opaqueness is within our reach.
© August
6, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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