Devilish Details

I think I figured out where the misunderstanding is with Dick Cheney's office, George Bush's office and the Executive Order requiring them to submit to oversight of their handling of classified national security information.

 

The Executive Order in question defines "agency" as any executive agency, military department and "any other entity within the executive branch that comes into the possession of classified information." This last part is where most astute persons point to proving applicability. However, this obviously doesn't include Bush's and Cheney's offices. They're not "entities"... they're deities.

 

There is a difference.

 

(P.S. Here and here are a couple of good articles on this subject.)