Sorry for the long dry spell on the blog.
Let's talk about transparency.
The word was banned by the Lake Superior State University's Word Banishment Committee along with "shovel-ready," "czar" and eight other words. Check out the 2010 list.
Thank you to the committee members.
Transparency is a crock, or better yet a gimmick.
Politicians should be honest and forthright. Same goes for companies and people.
When the 2008 election was going strong, transparency was the catch word. Then when it came time to talk health care reform, it became just another promise tossed to the side of the road on the way to governing.
Meetings were held behind closed doors. They told you what they wanted us to hear.
It would be nice in 2010 and beyond to be there for the constituents instead of the lobbyists and other hangers-on.
At least that is what I believe.
