Cheney Must Keep Records

As if what a judge says actually matters to Cheney or Bush. Let's face it, everything done in the Bush administration was done under a shroud of secrecy and delusion. I'm thankful that there are groups like the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington that are keeping a watchful eye on Bush shenanigans. We all need to pay more attention going forward.

CNN: A federal judge on Saturday ordered Dick Cheney to preserve a wide range of the records from his time as vice president.

Dick Cheney and the Bush administration were sued to ensure that presidential records are not destroyed.

The decision by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly is a setback for the Bush administration in its effort to promote a narrow definition of materials that must be safeguarded under by the Presidential Records Act.

The Bush administration's legal position "heightens the court's concern" that some records may not be preserved, said the judge.

A private group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, is suing Cheney and the Executive Office of the President in an effort to ensure that no presidential records are destroyed or handled in a way that makes them unavailable to the public.