Obama claims to have an “OPEN” administration
It’s a good thing that the Obama administration is telling us that they will be the most open and transparent administration ever, for how else would we know?
Apparently, that openness is somewhat selective.
No I am not referring to matters of national security like disclosing ongoing secret intelligence operations or outing covert CIA agents as the NY Times has done repeatedly in the past eight years.
The administration won’t disclose which bank took funds
No, this administration simply refuses to tell us how the heck they are spending our money! Yesterday the Fed refused to disclose which banks took our money, much less what exactly it is that they did with it. Imagine if the Bush White House were the ones who refused to disseminate this information?
The drive-by media doesn’t care
Why isn’t the whole country up in arms over this? Fox Business is the only outlet that filled a suit against the Treasury Department “over failure to provide information on the bailout funds or respond to FBN’s expedited requests filed under the FOIA.” We are talking about two different things here, but money is money especially when its our money.
Why is FBN the only one making ANY inquiry? The great, free and democratic press of America doesn’t care anymore?
The Administration has “stigmatized” banks at every turn
And just how does the administration justify talking out of both sides of its mouth? Well, according to them, disclosing which banks took our money and for what purpose would “stigmatize” the banks who received the funds.
Ahhh … Would it stigmatize the banks more, less or the same as when Obama said :
“You’ve got a set of banks that have not been as transparent as we need… “
Or how about this quote delivered in March ‘o8 at Copper Union by the then presidential hopeful:
“Too often we’ve excused and even embraced an ethic of greed, corner cutting, insider dealing, things that have always threatened the long-term stability of our economic system.”
Didn’t that that stigmatize banks?
I see, so transparency is bad unless its good and up is down and the truth is whatever Oabama wants it to be.
Joe Biden speaks openly behind “transparent” doors
OK. Let’s not give Obama all the credit.
Plugs Biden has also just written a historic chapter in the annals of the Transparent Administration. So as to further cement the administration’s “Openess Policy” Biden went and spoke to one of the biggest unions in the world, the infamous AFL-CIO – behind closed doors! Iguess Biden thought the doors were transparent.
Now let’s face it, no one really cares or takes seriously whatever the junior half of the Gaffe-O-Matic team had to say to the AFL-CIO. It probably was just Yabadabadoo and “we’ll give you more taxpayer money” or some other such brilliant Biden pearl of wisdom. Nonetheless it’s good to see Biden embracing the spirit of openness.
More and more it looks like nothing this administration says can be trusted or even taken seriously and we are but a few short weeks into what promises to be a long and excruciating journey.
Fasten your seat belts and keep the bucket close by.