To the editor:

It came as little surprise to find out last week that Vice President Cheney (flouting the Presidential Records Act) now says that he’s not required to release ANY records pertaining to what he’s been doing the last eight years.

It’s my opinion that if even 10 percent of what the Bush administration has actually done becomes public knowledge after they leave office, Bush and Co. won’t be “clearing brush” in Crawford, Texas; they’ll be pounding rock in prison.

Brought forth by nonpartisan agencies and groups, there are many, many legitimate suspicions of legal (and constitutional) wrongdoing, perpetrated by the Bush administration. For the sake of our country, investigate what this criminal administration has done in our name. Unfortunately, cleaning up Bush’s toxic mess will take political courage, hence you’ll understand why I’m less than hopeful.

Daniel Patrick Schamle,
Lawrence