Prince of Darkness
What is Cheney's problem?

The WP article Noted With Interest points out another area that the VEEP CREEP is covering with silence:

Open-government advocates say that Vice President Cheney is to executive branch secrecy what darkness is to the night.

In 2001, Cheney famously refused to disclose the names of oil company executives and others who attended meetings of a White House energy task force that he eaded, which helped draft a national energy policy.

More recently, a government watchdog group has called attention to less noticed records that Cheney has sought to keep private: travel costs.

In a report this month, the nonpartisan Center for Public Integrity said Cheney and his staff have sidestepped regulations that require annual reporting of travel expenses of more than $250 received from outside groups. The center, which focuses on ethics and public service issues, said previous vice presidents routinely disclosed such payments for lodging, travel and food when the veep and his staff made appearances at colleges, think tanks and trade associations.

Do you suppose his favorite game as a child was hide and seek? Do you think he has his own secret decoder ring? Seriously, secrecy is a breeding ground for corruption and abuse of power. Witness the examples which we already know about in this administration, especially the secret prisons. What other secrets are there to be found?