The Barrett Report

One of the most astonishing cover-ups by our federal government is happening as I write this. Here's my summary. (I believe the first article on the subject was here at the Wall Street Journal; see also Tony Snow's piece here.)

Independent Counsel David Barrett was given the task of investigating a case of possible tax fraud agains Henry Cisneros, a Clinton cabinet member. Along the way, he discovered evidence of two very disturbing activities of the Clinton administration:

1. The Clinton Department of Justice was actively interfering with the investigation, including spying on the activities of Barrett.
2. The Clinton administration was using the IRS to harrass political opponents. The victims of these attacks fell roughly into two categories: women who "had the goods" on Bill Clinton as a result of his philandering (e.g. Paula Jones, Kathleen Willey, etc), and conservative foundations and think-tanks that opposed policies and philosophies of the Clinton administration (e.g. the Cato Institute, the Heritage Foundation, etc).

The Barrett Report is finished and ready for release. However, several Senate Democrats are making sure that nobody ever sees the finished product. They've hammered out a deal with a few naive Republicans that ends up redacting all of the incriminating evidence against the Clinton administration.

Maybe we should contact our representatives in Washington and insist that the American people have a right to know exactly what it was that David Barrett uncovered.

PS If the MainStream Media weren't biased, this would be front-page news every day until the full release of the Barret Report. Unfortunately, they're too busy concocting absurd schemes with which to attack the Bush administration.

PS2 Given the role John Kerry has played in the cover-up, we should be (more) grateful he is not now the President of the United States.