What's the big deal?

I knew it wouldn’t take long for Hillary to open her mouth about “Shotgun-Gate”

From Drudge:

"A tendency of this administration -- from the top all the way to the bottom -- is to withhold information ... to refuse to be forthcoming about information that is of significance and relevance to the jobs that all of you do, and the interests of the American people," Clinton said.

Did the accidental shooting hold any significance or relevance to anyone’s job out there? What about your interests? I feel for Mr. Whittington and wish him a speedy recovery, but this incident had nothing to do with national security or the inner workings of the government. It had nothing to do with governmental policy and thus was of little significance, relevance or interest to me. I dare say many feel the same as I. This is a personal matter (unlike the former President dropping his pants in the taxpayers’ Oval Office) and was properly handled. It wouldn’t have made any difference if it were disclosed to the public sooner. Nothing could have been averted. No attack could have been thwarted. The fact is, Cheney hates the press and he doesn’t feel obliged to share anything with them that doesn’t need to be shared…and the press is very bitter about it. I wonder what Senator Clinton had for breakfast this morning. Shouldn’t she share that information with the public? Or better yet, why didn’t she file for divorce after learning of her husband’s infidelity? Why wasn't she very forthcoming about her relationship with Vince Foster? I’m sure there are many out there who feel this is “relevant” and “significant” information that she is withholding. I’ll tell you why, because it’s personal and the press does not have a right to know this sort of information. It has no bearing on her ability to do her job and thus should only be discussed at her discretion. The same standard should apply to Cheney.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid at a press conference Tuesday said the secretive tendency goes beyond Cheney, pervading the entire Bush White House. "I think the reason it took the vice president a day to talk about this is part of the secretive nature of this administration," the top Senate Democrat said. "They keep things pretty close to the chest."

Well, Drudge’s website has a flashback regarding Senator Reid’s stroke that occurred in August, on a Tuesday, yet this information was not released to the public until the following Friday. Why? His press secretary gave this explanation: "The reason was the tests and the evaluations that they were doing. We wanted to make sure we knew what we were announcing. You need conclusive information." Sounds perfectly reasonable to me. I have no problem with that, even though there was the potential of a prominent US Senator becoming incapacitated without his constituents knowing about it. Why wasn’t Senator Reid questioned about his “secrecy” from the MSM? Was he trying to cover something up? Did he have a hidden agenda? The obvious double standard is more than ridiculous, which is why the Vice President simply doesn’t like the press.