Obama, Sunshine, And The FOIA (enemies, weapons, Clinton, Barack Obama)
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
"Executive Privilege" can be a wonderful thing, if utilized properly. President Obama seems to have a pretty good handle on what to do with it. In addition to this one, he also rescinded the classification of files of former Chief Executives.
Sunshine in Government - What a breath of fresh air. Now maybe we can find out who was in the energy meeting with Uncle Dicky.
By Mark Fitzgerald
Published: January 21, 2009 4:58 PM ET
"CHICAGO In his first full day in office, President Barack Obama issued a memorandum ordering government agencies to examine Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with a bias toward release of the documents -- overturning eight years of a Bush administration directives to find ways not to disclose information."
Curious - when Bush took office, his executive order went a long way to protecting Clinton from his political enemies on the right, which disappointed a lot of people itching to get at bubba's documents.
Seems obama is inviting one all from the left to commence the fishing expedition.
I can imagine a steady stream of memos, emails, notes that the left will squeal about, but in the end, won't amount to much - except what the Left and the media try to make a mountain out of.
So bush was more interested in protecting the office of the president, while obama is more interested in partisan politics.
Curious - when Bush took office, his executive order went a long way to protecting Clinton from his political enemies on the right, which disappointed a lot of people itching to get at bubba's documents.
Seems obama is inviting one all from the left to commence the fishing expedition.
I can imagine a steady stream of memos, emails, notes that the left will squeal about, but in the end, won't amount to much - except what the Left and the media try to make a mountain out of.
So bush was more interested in protecting the office of the president, while obama is more interested in partisan politics.
Do you really call transparency and freedom of information "partisan politics"? Wow.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
