Reply #48: And the president who signed the executive order has a clone running for president

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But I also have higher expectations of Bill Clinton - not because his wife is running for President, but because he is a Democrat. I will refer to the article linked in the OP to demonstrate that he has not come up short in this respect:

In 2002, Clinton sent a guidance letter to his library that urged quick release of most White House records, but retained the confidentiality prerogative covering advice from his staff. Still, he said the restriction should be interpreted "narrowly" and allowed that certain records detailing internal communications could be made public if reviewed and approved for release by his designated legal agent.

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Clinton's guidance to the library goes beyond his predecessors, George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, in urging that most of his presidential records be released quickly, according to Tom Blanton of the National Security Archive, a research institute at George Washington University that collects government records for public use.

"...goes beyond his predecessors..." = higher standard. And even more importantly, as I mentioned, the Presidential Records Act confidentiality provision for Clinton's papers won't expire until 2013. That day has come and gone for the papers of Saint Ronnie and Poppy but they remain shrouded in secrecy, in violation of the law.

With these important differences in mind (and not bringing into account others that are legion) I think it's harsh to suggest the Clintons are just as bad as the Bushes, as has been asserted upthread. Don't you?