Shadow Government

[Duane Campbell]

On Mon, 4 Mar 2002 11:18:00 -0500 Fred Shapiro

> I think the point is that many people, or at least many of the people
> who
> are talking about Bush's skeleton government, don't trust Bush and
> suspect
> him of secretive and anti-democratic impulses.

That would include much of the working press, but in this case they have
another motive. While opponents of the President may have initiated the
use of "shadow government," the media have perpetuated it simply because
it's sexy. News is hyped these days, and sinister sells better than
sensible.
D