Where's The Bill?

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Feb 12 2009, 1:16 pm by Marc Ambinder

No one has seen the final text of the stimulus package legislation yet. The Democrats probably won't follow through on their promise to post bill texts online at least 48 hours before a vote, probably because they want to meet the somewhat artificial deadline imposed by the White House. Rumors abound about what's in the bill and what's not; some say retroactive executive compensation restrictions are in, others say they're out. There is always a tension between transparency and efficiency. Democrats, in this case, are choosing the latter value.

Comments (1)

Matthew Kaney February 12, 2009 9:59 PM

I read your article "On State Secrets.." today as well as the responses in other blogs with regard to your journalistic deficiencies. This one doesn't help your case I'm afraid. "There is always a tension between transparency and efficiency." First of all, I wouldn't call it efficiency, if anything I would call it 'expediency.' Secondly, I like how you choose the word 'value' instead of 'tactic.'

Your attempt at a career boost shouldn't assume readers are as stupid as most journalists seem to think we are.