__Kratos__ Posted June 17, 2009 #1 Share Posted June 17, 2009 The Obama administration is fighting to block access to names of visitors to the White House, taking up the Bush administration argument that a president doesn't have to reveal who comes calling to influence policy decisions. 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. Read more... I remember all the fury that was brought up when Cheney refused to release his list but will we see the same here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpressStarXVII Posted June 17, 2009 #2 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Apparently not, but there's no reason to be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpandMyMind Posted June 17, 2009 #3 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I remember all the fury that was brought up when Cheney refused to release his list but will we see the same here? that's not even the worst of it. as far as i'm aware obama, in his campaign, said that he wouldn't do this. full transparency and all. which was a blatant lie as we all now know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splodgenessabounds Posted June 18, 2009 #4 Share Posted June 18, 2009 that's not even the worst of it. as far as i'm aware obama, in his campaign, said that he wouldn't do this. full transparency and all. which was a blatant lie as we all now know. Thought we all knew then . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielost Posted June 18, 2009 #5 Share Posted June 18, 2009 so much for change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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