Saturday, December 6, 2008

Obama's Got A Secret!


What? An Administration Without Secrets?
That's Un-American!

Uh, actually Obama doesn't seem to have any secrets, at least until January 20th.

(The Washington Independent)
Obama Transition to Release Details of Meetings with Outside Groups

The Associated Press is reporting that the Obama-Biden transition team plans to release details and documents relating to all of the transition’s meetings with outside groups. Citing an internal memo, AP says the policy is effective immediately and will cover the entire time between the Nov. 4 election and the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.

The policy does not extend to the administration, though Obama could institute the same requirements once he is president.

...Such a policy after Inauguration Day would represent an unprecedented level of transparency, and would be a welcome change from the days when lawsuits and leaks were the only way to get information from the executive branch about, for example, what interest groups were allowed to formulate the nation’s energy policy.

One of the most "openly secretive" administrations in recent history may come to an (ignominious) end. And with it, the end of some very dubious careers.

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