the only reason i can figure out

why in the world they WOULDN'T want to release the visitor logs if if osama his own damn self was listed in them. why else would they lie, conceal, stall and whatever the hell else they're doing? they're just visitor logs for goddess' sake. it's NOT like the conversations were taped or anything (is it??????????) hmmmmmmm
White House challenges court ruling on release of visitor logs
The Bush administration is challenging a court ruling that White House visitor logs are public documents, saying releasing the records would infringe on the separation of powers.
White House documents are normally exempt from public records laws, but a federal judge ruled in December that Secret Service visitor logs must be released. The court sided with a liberal watchdog group that sought records showing visits by prominent religious conservatives to the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney's residence.
The Bush administration appealed and lawyers were scheduled to argue the case Monday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Government lawyers argue the president and vice president must be able to receive visitors and solicit advice privately. They portrayed the request for Secret Service records as an end-around, saying those same logs maintained by the White House would never be considered public documents............