Show of Hands

And I didn't approve of Bush doing it either.

Transparency??

...financials due to my wanting to keep that info private. Also the federal government will no longer receive any more demographic info during the census: my age, gender, ethnicity, home and any other private info will rain private--because it's...

Don't pay attention to the man behind the curtain. The Office of the President is not exempt from FOIA because it is a PUBLIC OFFICE! and it's not his call to make this exemption. So here is my response: I will no longer disclose my personal...

Why is everybody surprised that a president promised transperancy and did not deliver on that transparency? I don't care what party you support, this is every administration, and although I don't agree with it, this isn't unique to President Obama.

So much for the "transparent government" Nobama promised us...

It's another one of the crap things that started under GW that Obama promised to fix. As if he ever had any intention of doing the right thing.

I agree with this. We know that the prez is a political office and that politics is therefore an integral part of everything it does. I've never believed that we have a right to see how their sausage is made. Now the results (regulations, policy

If you read the article Bush did it to and it's pretty standard policy. Court rulings finding that this office is above the transparency law due to the sensitive info. They hold

He transparent alright!

Sounds like an act of a dictator, not the POTUS.

You've misstated the decision: it only applies to one office within the White House. But still, it's hella shady. "Most transparent administration" my ass.

Not cool. Can we now officially give up the transparency charade from these clowns? Just because you claim something doesn't make it true. Unreal.

No, that's a horrible decision by the least transparent administration in US history. The irony only further irritates the wound.

There goes all hope for seeing Hilary's emails

That's completely wrong. I didn't even realize they could do that.

The White House is bypassing the public comment period too. Beginning tomorrow, White House records will be available only under the Presidential Records Act (a five-year delay).