So many secrets everywhere

First came Donald Trump, with the officially secret documents he hoarded at home. Then, of course, more secret papers emerged from his Florida bungalow. And then more still.

Then came Joe Biden, with secret papers at an office and in his Delaware home.

And next? Mike Pence, at his Indiana home.

And then Trump again – who else? – with still, still, still more secret papers at Mar-a-Lago.

Good grief.

We all should check under our beds and in our attics for officially secret documents. I know I will.

It appears the government’s documents classification system is like speed limits. Flouted and ignored – by everyone.

Or possibly this: keeping secret documents is trendy, the hot new way to pose and preen now that driving a Tesla is passé.

Nah. The government itself is to blame.

It calls these documents “classified,” which is a dryly bureaucratic word. Translation: their release might harm national security or put individuals in mortal danger.

Yes, sometimes. More often, release would cause inconvenience or embarrassment for bureaucrats. So they stamp ’em “Secret.” Inconvenience averted.

Now to my attic.