On the Way up the Creek

How could I miss this? I think Blumenthal says it rather well (you'll ahve to wade through the free day pass thing). Fear is a powerful motivating force, especially in a culture that pretty much ingores the rest of the world.
Another complaint I have is that for the next four years, transparency in national government will be unknown. The President will not have to be accountable because no one will know precisely what he's up to until the next horrible scheme is hatched on the American People.

Why do I find myself asking, "What would Nixon do?" and wishing we could find out?