What happened to the most transparent administration ever?
" My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government." - Barack Obama in a memo to the heads of Departments and Agencies. So what happened? Professor Jason Ross Arnold of Virginia Commonwealth in an article that appeared in the Washington Post said Taken together, [the Administration's] record suggests progress toward transparency, but it arguably falls short of what Obama promised. An interesting statement as his article provided a paragraph or so in support and then offered a lengthy list of examples suggesting just the opposite. That article can be found here. http://tinyurl.com/qbog7sl Nevertheless, many in the media - including the liberal media - would disagree with Professor Arnold's position. The New York Times pointed out at least 20 investigations across the government that have been slowed, stymied or sometimes closed because of a long-simmering dispute between the Obama administration and its own w...