Omertà (or a code of silence) has become the final bond holding the Bush administration together. Honesty is dishonorable; silence is manly; penitence is weakness. Loyalty trumps law. Protecting higher-ups is patriotism. Stonewalling is idealism. Telling the truth is informing. Cooperation with investigators is cowardice; breaking the code is betrayal.
From Salon.com | The three stooges
I called it Omertà last month. At that time I was sure that we reached bottom. Little did I know this administration was adept at digging.
