Obama once promised “a new era of openness in our country,” declaring “transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.”
So, please… someone explain how this is open and transparent?
Despite President Barack Obama’s pledge to introduce a new era of transparency to Washington, and despite two rulings by a federal judge that the records are public, the Secret Service has denied msnbc.com’s request for the names of all White House visitors from Jan. 20 to the present. It also denied a narrower request by the nonpartisan watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which sought logs of visits by executives of coal companies.
Or perhaps Obama can explain how when Bush and other presidents withheld such information it was secretive, but when he does it is “open” and “transparent”?
Obama campaigned on change… but what kind of change is it when you promise transparency and completely go back on your promises? This is hardly an isolated incident… Obama has been criticized plenty for failing to make good on his promises of transparency. Sadly, there are too many people who give Obama pass after pass despite the utter failure that has been his tenure in office.
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