GRAHAM ON MOYNIHAN ON SECRECY
"One of the most fitting tributes we could pay to Pat Moynihan
would be a heightened recognition of the damage that excessive
secrecy exacts on our Government's credibility, and to recommit
ourselves to a Government which trusts its people to know the
truth."
So said Sen. Bob Graham in an homage to Senator Daniel P. Moynihan
on the Senate floor on March 31.
While many public figures have lately spoken out in praise of
Moynihan, Senator Graham, who is expected to seek the Democratic
presidential nomination next year, is the only one who has
stressed Moynihan's work on secrecy, in what might be seen as a
bid to claim the late Senator's anti-secrecy mantle for himself.
"As a former chairman of the Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence, I can tell you that this administration is being
excessively cautious in keeping information from the American
people," Senator Graham said. See his March 31 statement here:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/congress/2003/s033103.html
