Kabuki, D.C.

Wikipedia notes "Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers."

These two Strib AP carries; here and here.

If you see that as real reform, you've been had.

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Here is an image of a fig leaf. Usually worn upside down.

UPDATE: Hello Jeb. And - Hello Barry, the 9/11 families are waiting. Are the 28 pages being withheld, still, for someone's use as an October surprise?

FURTHER UPDATE: Ars Technica items here and here, if the reading of their content is correct, show only cosmetic differences in who holds the data, NSA or the telcos, will result with "Freedom Act" substitution of "Patriot Act" - the classic distinction with only immaterial differences. See also, here.