The media has had a lot of fun with former President TRUMP and current President BIDEN.
Apparently, both of them have taken home a bunch of so-called’ ‘Secret Government Documents’ which, they say, is illegal.
Recently these allegations have expanded to include a former Vice President PENCE.
In BIDENS case, the problem goes back to his many years as a senator and Vice President to OBAMA.
But, now, one report said, “Classified documents were found at Mike Pence’s home in Indiana, and his lawyer turned them over to FBI/Department of Justice – (National Security Division).
Of course, like a typical modern politician Pence has previously said that he did not retain any classified information after leaving office.
Back in November, Pence was asked, “Did you take any classified documents with you from the White House?”
He said, “I did not”.
When asked if he saw any reason for anyone to take classified documents with them, leaving the White House, he again denied it by replying, “There’d be no reason to have classified documents,”
At the same time President BIDEN seems to think that, when he did the same thing it “Didn’t really matter”.
Of course their bureaucrats insist that their choice of keeping secrets from the American Public at great cost to tax-payers is completely justified.
As I See It, for decades, is has been usual practice for our elected representatives and their flunkies, to take home all and any documents they choose – Secret or not. Legal or not.
Their most popular entertainment is sharing with their friends ‘embarrassing’ voice recordings and videos of prominent government officials and celebrities in ‘compromising’ situations.
But, what I don’t understand is why the ‘media’ is not demanding an accounting from all politicians, and their staff, past and present.
Who knows what damage has been done by their corruption and carelessness?
I’m sure that, over the years China, Russia and many others, have paid big dollars for each ‘PDF’ (Originally ‘Privileged Document Format) they could buy.
Another technique used by the government to mislead American Citizens is to deny and lie about what’s going on.
Everyone will agree that the example below has been, and is a complete waste of their time and our money.
For decades, regardless of which party was in power, and under every president, the government ‘DOD’ (Department of Defense) attacked and discredited all and any reports on so-called ‘UFOs/UAPs’.
Until recently, they always denied any public report of “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena’ even hundreds of reports and videos from commercial pilots and every branch of the American military were ‘canceled’.
They did such a good job of embarrassing and ridiculing anyone who claimed to have seen a ‘UFO’ that almost everyone was afraid to report what they saw, and the few that did, were publicly humiliated by government agents and by the ‘loyal free press’.
But, more recently, the UFO/UAP information, which was never actually claimed as ‘secret’, was finally released.
The DOD said, “After a thorough review, the department has determined that the authorized release of these videos does not reveal any sensitive capabilities or systems, and does not impinge on any subsequent investigations of military air space incursions by unidentified aerial phenomena.”
So, is the government saying that, if there was or is a threat to the USA which, in fact, does “reveal our sensitive capabilities or systems” we would never be told about it?
Is there ever justification for keeping secrets and lying to cover them up?
As I See It, there probably is.
Perhaps most people have been less than honest with their family, their boss, their friends.
But, my hope is that it’s always a difficult choice.
“I want to tell them but I can’t”
And usually they can’t be truthful, not for the protection of others, but for the benefit of themselves.
No different from playing cards.
You hide your hand to win.
But government should be a team game.
What’s best for US, should always be their choice over “What’s best for me!”
‘til next time……..
