A Comment About

Setting the Record Straight on Terror Watch Lists

August 6, 2008 - 12:00 am - by Stewart Baker
David Warner
2008-08-06 16:52:36

“For those that wonder why they do not want to make the list public….”

I wasn’t wondering. I was pointing out that it was not obvious. If it were, you wouldn’t need to explain it and Baker would not have included the clause.

“the type of guy who rails against the imcompetance of govt and how Big Brother is invading our privacy, but wants to nationalize healthcare.”

If you want to stop the latter, you’ll need the support of the former.

A suggestion to Baker, with whom I am in sympathy:

When writing to the public, pretend you’re writing to your boss, or if you’ve been in the private sector, to a customer. This might improve your tone.

As a public employee, it also happens to be the case that this is exactly who you are writing to.