Sweep it under the carpet
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="sweep">sweep</span>-<span word="it">it</span>-<span word="under">under</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="carpet">carpet</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>:</p><p><span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="General">General</span>, <span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="Holder">Holder</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sweep">sweep</span>-<span word="it">it</span>-<span word="under">under</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="carpet">carpet</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="predecessors">predecessors</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="Holder">Holder</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="General">General</span>. <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="Generals">Generals</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> – <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="General">General</span>: <span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="predecessors">predecessors</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="predecessors">predecessors</span> <span word="did">did</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="shy">shy</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>. <span word="Tackle">Tackle</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="head">head</span>-<span word="on">on</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Sweep">Sweep</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="sweep">sweep</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dustbin">dustbin</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="convenience">convenience</span> (<span word="avoidance">avoidance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="run">run</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="lumps">lumps</span> <span word="underfoot">underfoot</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rug">rug</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="sooner">sooner</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="later">later</span> (<span word="sooner">sooner</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span>) <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stink">stink</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="embarrassing">embarrassing</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> (<span word="August">August</span> 30, 2007), <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="titled">titled</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="editorials">editorials</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="torture">torture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="thus">thus</span>: <span word="Abu">Abu</span> <span word="Ghraib">Ghraib</span> <span word="Swept">Swept</span> <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Carpet">Carpet</span>.</p>
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