Comments on: Someone Explain This One To Me (Really) http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/02/23/someone-explain-this-one-to-me-really/ Two guys who love Sports Gaming on their PCs and consoles rant and rave about various stuff. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:57:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: MeanOnSunday http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/02/23/someone-explain-this-one-to-me-really/#comment-2773 MeanOnSunday Fri, 24 Feb 2006 04:41:00 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/02/23/someone-explain-this-one-to-me-really/#comment-2773 Really, this is a silly story. Apparently someone at Salon thinks that the President personally reads and classifies thousands of documents every day about such vital national issues as contingency planning for power plants in Podunk, ND.<br/><br/>Hundreds of government officials have the authority to classify and declassify documents. Some Assistant Secretary for paper-pushing in the DOT can do it, and what's more she can designate deputies of her own with the same authority. I mean isn't that what the Vice President is supposed to do... you know be the, uh, deputy to the President. 'Cause if we're paying him just to reduce the grouse population of Texas we might want to hire someone with better aim. Really, this is a silly story. Apparently someone at Salon thinks that the President personally reads and classifies thousands of documents every day about such vital national issues as contingency planning for power plants in Podunk, ND.

Hundreds of government officials have the authority to classify and declassify documents. Some Assistant Secretary for paper-pushing in the DOT can do it, and what’s more she can designate deputies of her own with the same authority. I mean isn’t that what the Vice President is supposed to do… you know be the, uh, deputy to the President. ‘Cause if we’re paying him just to reduce the grouse population of Texas we might want to hire someone with better aim.

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