Howard Dean: Cheney, Bush White House Continue Culture of Lawlessness

June 22, 2007 -- Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement today following news that Vice President Cheney, over the objections of the National Archives, exempted his office from a presidential order establishing a standard procedure for safeguarding classified national security information:

“Once again, Dick Cheney and the Bush White House think the rules don’t apply to them. There seems to be no limit to the lengths the Bush Administration will go to hide from public scrutiny.

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Whether it’s keeping the names of his energy task force secret or refusing to disclose the names of people he meets with in his residence, Vice President Cheney’s antics are just more of the same culture of lawlessness that we’ve seen from the Bush Administration over the past six years.

It’s no wonder that the American people are looking for new leadership,” Dean said.

Source: DNC