What does transparency mean? Apparently Obama needs Inigo Montoya to tell him:
"You keep on using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
For all his promises of having an open administration, the new occupant of the Oval Office seems to think that he doesn't have to mention when he -- among other actions -- shuts down his predecessor’s system for reviewing regulations. No notification of any kind.
They were only discovered when Politico noticed them buried in documents that go to the National Archives.
A Politico review of issuances since Obama took office found three executive orders, one presidential memorandum, one presidential notice, and one proclamation that went unannounced by the White House.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18969.html
But hey, the Washington Post is keeping us apprised of which establishments the first couple is dining at and where Michelle is shopping -- that's all we really need to know, eh?
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