"Darth Vader" To Chair Sunshine Committee--Editorials II

Two more editorials today:

• The Seattle Times: "Tom Carr has a chance to prove he is the open-government advocate he claims to be with his appointment to lead a committee scrutinizing state laws that have eroded Washington's public-records law. ... Carr's appointment puts him — and the governor — on the hot seat."
  
  http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2003848610_sunshined23.html

• The Port Townsend Leader (scroll down to "Let the sun shine"): "The bad news is that apparently at the insistence of Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, Gregoire has named none other than Tom Carr as chairman of this committee. This is a grave mistake. It impugns from the outset the work of what otherwise could be an outstanding enterprise. ... He's simply a poor choice as chairman. Public access advocates refer to him as Darth Vader. Perhaps he should remain on the committee to represent the non-disclosure side of the disclosure discussion, but there are many other fair-minded candidates to serve as chairman."
  
  http://ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=35&TM=46477.65