Who Can't Handle the Truth?
New at Reason: Who says we don't want to see how government and sausages are made? Matt Welch sticks up for leaky, contentious, politically driven investigative free-for-alls everywhere.
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Perhaps the Presidential team would be more open to speaking candidly about mistakes if the political opposition would back off and let them admit that they, like all humans, make mistakes.
There is too much emphasis in America on not making mistakes and not enough emphasis on having enough character to live through your mistakes.