Transparency

Council member Buck Dozier put out a news release saying "total transparency from day one" if he's elected mayor. He says he'd make all meetings in the mayor's office open to the media and public."In my opinion, what occurs in the mayor's office is the people's business, and as such there should be no hidden agendas," Dozier says.

The Nashville Scene in reporting the press release said, "Sounds like a great idea," until you read the fine print. The fine print says that there would be an exception for anyone meeting with the mayor who doesn't want anyone else to know what's said; thus the meeting would be closed. The Scene also said that Buck Dozier is more transparent than he thinks?

Was this last comment meant to be derogatory against the councilman? In my opinion just because your an elected official does not mean you control the world. Buck Dozier is reaching out to the public as much as he can. Even taking this step is a good one on his part. If someone requests a private meeting would it not be right for him to oblige? Think about this in a personal way. Would you want everything known about your life? Should it be any different for anyone else? Don't you think that the media reporting all of the things that go on in the world hurts America sometimes? Sensitive issues? Security? If the bad guy knows were coming then we're not doing our job the way it's suppose to be done.

I just think there are things that would be good for us not hear. Do we really want to know everything? Do we really need to know everything?