Images telling tales with the help of a few words

Before going further, recall that “moderate” does not equal “centrist” nor “balanced” but instead an attitude that acknowledges the possibility that maybe, possibly, one just might be wrong.

Cross-posted to Random Fate.

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President Gerald Ford gave David Hume Kennerley access to the White House to take unstaged photographs of the President at work. From the MSNBC Photoblog, here is a candid shot of Ford talking with his Vice President, Nelson Rockefeller.

By contrast, the attitude of President George W. Bush has been hostile to open government, creating the most secretive administration since that of President Richard Nixon. Only the carefully stage-managed images are allowed, unless by happenstance a photo is taken that has a resonance beyond the event itself.

Democracy dies when government is conducted in secret.

The scene in Iraq is thousands of miles away, but do not be complacent. It can happen here.