Saturday, June 13, 2009

What transparency (lobbyists)?

June 11, 2009

barry is still stonewalling attempts to force him be transparent on his “ethics” policy concerning lobbyists and his exceptions.

From CHRIS WALLACE at FOX:

The White House has turned down a second request from Senator Charles Grassley for a list of exemptions granted to President Obama’s ethics policy restricting lobbyists who work for the administration.

The Politico newspaper reports the Iowa Republican wrote to the Office of Government Ethics: “The American people deserve a full accounting — of all waivers and recusals — to better understand who is running the government — and whether the administration is adhering to its promise — to be open, transparent and accountable.”

Grassley made a similar request in March. The president’s executive order bars former lobbyists who join the administration from working on issues they were previously involved with, unless he asks for a waiver.

How long does transparency take?

And was he given a waiver for David Axelrod who is a lobbyist and had been acting as one during barry’s campaign?

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