Every day – every single day – I read in the news, from the mouth of some republican, two words of justification for the systematic destruction of our democracy: in the name of “transparency and accountability”. All the while the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is shuttered, the Inspectors General are fired. An opaque curtain is thrown over the workings of the DOGE.
I have a suggestion for the new Republican motto: Do-as-I-say, not-as-I-do. Of course, if there was nothing to hide, if they were honest, they’d work their agenda through Congress rather than govern by cloak and dagger.
Yesterday we went to the polls to vote for the state Superintendent of Public Instruction. The republican candidate, someone with low-bar-no-bar qualifications, said that she intended to bring to the office “transparency and accountability.” I rolled my eyes. At least they are consistent in their prevarication*.
It brought to mind a twist on something Quinn used to say, “If someone has to tell you that they are accountable, they probably aren’t.”
*Prevarication is the act of avoiding the truth, especially in a sneaky way. It can also mean being vague or evasive.
Read Kerri’s blogpost about TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
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