As reported in Government Computer News:
After almost nine years as archivist of the United States, John Carlin will step down as soon as the Senate confirms Allen Weinstein, President Bush’s choice to become the ninth archivist.
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Posted by mgk at April 19, 2004 11:18 PM“Prior to the announcement, there was no consultation with professional organizations of archivists or historians,” the [Society of American Archivists] noted in a statement this month. “This is the first time since the National Archives and Records Administration was established as an independent agency that the process of nominating an archivist of the United States has not been open for public discussion and input.”
In my head I've been composing a blog entry that I don't have time to write properly. The entry would go through all of the suspicious actions of the Bush administration (actually, starting with the 2000 election Florida fiasco), and the punchline to each action would be,
"I know this looks bad, but there's a perfectly reasonable explanation for all of this..."
Posted by: George at April 20, 2004 10:16 AM | Link to CommentYou'd have to quit the day job I suspect . . .
Posted by: MGK at April 20, 2004 05:13 PM | Link to Comment