The normally excellent Josh Gerstein of the NY Sun has us laughing with his story about the "soon" to be released Hillary Clinton records from her White House years.
Archived Clinton Records May Go Public Soon
By JOSH GERSTEIN
Staff Reporter of the Sun
September 13, 2007
An estimated 10,000 pages of daily schedules from Senator Clinton's tenure as first lady could be made public as soon as December, though Presidents Clinton and Bush could postpone the records' release, a National Archives official said yesterday.
"Our hope is to get it done by the end of the year," the acting director of the Clinton Presidential Library, Emily Robison, told The New York Sun. She stressed that she was only referring to the review and redaction of the records by archivists. Under the Presidential Records Act and an executive order issued by Mr. Bush, Mr. Clinton's representatives then have 90 days to review the records for materials that could be covered by executive privilege. After that review is complete, Mr. Bush has an unlimited amount of time to make his own privilege assertions.
A late December release of Ms. Clinton's White House records would make a lovely stocking-stuffer for her many opponents. But not so fast!
It is unclear whether the disclosure of redacted versions of Mrs. Clinton's schedules will ultimately have significance for her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. However, it seems likely that Mr. Clinton's former aides will have control over the timing of the process just as the nominating contest reaches its peak early next year. The political atmosphere is sure to increase pressure on the former president not to be responsible for any delay.
So Bill Clinton will be facing irresistible pressure to sign off on disclosures that might embarrass his wife? Please give me a break. Wild Bill can invoke the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy as a reason for prudence and delay, and eagerly wait for the once-unlikely accusation that he is in bed with his wife.
"he is in bed with his wife"
Yesterday Extraneous, today TM. Please keep this imagery off your site, if you want to keep readers.
Posted by: Ralph L | September 13, 2007 at 02:44 PM
Actually, that is a fine turn of phrase.
Posted by: Clarice | September 13, 2007 at 02:47 PM
Well, it does depend upon what the meaning of "his" is.
Posted by: Rick Ballard | September 13, 2007 at 02:52 PM
Sandy Berger will be representing Hillary in the vetting (and the storage) of the documents. That's why he joined the campaign.
Posted by: Appalled Moderate | September 13, 2007 at 03:23 PM
I wonder if the White House will move as quickly to release these records as they did on Karl Rove's e-mails?
Posted by: TexasToast | September 13, 2007 at 04:37 PM
The only question is whether Bill will use the non-denial--'I don't think anyone has found any evidence that I deliberately delayed the publication of my wife's records for political reasons.'--or, the outright lie; 'I am grateful for the opportunity to defend the Constitution from those forces who want to eviscerate the authority of the Executive Branch to control its records.'
Posted by: Patrick R. Sullivan | September 13, 2007 at 04:58 PM
The only question is whether Bill will use the non-denial--'I don't think anyone has found any evidence that I deliberately delayed the publication of my wife's records for political reasons.'--or, the outright lie; 'I am grateful for the opportunity to defend the Constitution from those forces who want to eviscerate the authority of the Executive Branch to control its records.'
Posted by: Patrick R. Sullivan | September 13, 2007 at 04:58 PM
Or he could just have Sandy Buglar hide the documents in his pants. Although 10,000 pages is a lot, I still think he could handle it.
Posted by: roux | September 13, 2007 at 05:11 PM
The release will show that Hillary was indeed a co-president involved in every aspect of decision making, just in time to squelch all those "you were only the wife of the president" comments.
Posted by: davod | September 14, 2007 at 08:41 AM
The political atmosphere is sure to increase pressure on the former president not to be responsible for any delay.
Just who will be creating this political atmosphere of increased pressure? Probably the same press that reminds us on a regular basis that Clinton spoke strongly about the dangers of Saddam and his WMDs, and thought he needed to be taken out.
Posted by: MayBee | September 14, 2007 at 09:00 AM
Soon used to mean the second you die.
Posted by: Mnea | September 14, 2007 at 11:43 AM
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