Talking Plain

I think this is language the vast majority of the American public can get behind:

"The veil of secrecy you have attempted to pull over the White House by withholding documents and witnesses is unprecedented and damaging to the tradition of open government by and for the people that has been a hallmark of the republic," Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., told Fielding.

Congressional Democrats have asked for an explanation of why the White House has invoked executive privilege relating to requests for documents related to the ongoing DOJ US attorney investigation. Rep. Conyers and Sen. Leahy have indicated before (relating to warrantless wiretapping) that they are not going to allow the White House to avoid Congressional and public oversight by simply issuing blanket statements of executive privilege.

I say keep at it, gentlemen, and don't settle for any meetings without a transcript.