Do you remember President Obama’s pledge for having a transparent government?  Maybe not.  Let me refresh your memory:

[The Obama] Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government.

Many took the phrase, “creating an unprecedented level of openness” to mean that it would be more open…but maybe we all read that wrong.  Maybe he is aiming for an “unprecedented” low level of transparency.

Case in point: Over six months ago, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) who is the ranking member on the Senate’s Committee on the Budget, requested specific information about the Department of Interior’s possible preferential treatment of several “green energy” efforts.  The Interior Department has yet to adequately respond.  On Tuesday, the House Oversight Chairman, Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Sen. Sessions sent a letter requesting the Interior hand over the communications in question by June 12th or face compulsory processes. 

Seven solar companies received fast-tracked lease approvals in a no-bid process and they also received loan guarantees worth billions from the Department of Energy under its renewable energy loan program, as well as renewable energy grants from the Treasury Department.

The Free Beacon reported on the extensive political ties among the solar companies, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), the Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior, and the Commerce Department.  In addition, emails from BrightSource, one of the seven companies, apparently show a direct link from the company to the Obama Administration.  Current Commerce Secretary, John Bryson was chairman of BrightSource at the time of the emails.  There are questions as to whether the companies were allow to bypass environmental regulations as their projects were approved much faster than oil and gas projects.

Where is the press on this?  Absent. 

Do you think I’m being selective about this?  What about public statements by Obama officials like these:

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States is working “behind the scenes” to address the ongoing violence in Syria that has left thousands dead at the hands of the Syrian regime

Wasserman Schultz told the crowd [at the Kol Ami Emanu-El temple in Plantation, Florida], “Behind closed doors, Israel has had no better friend then Barack Obama.”

Behind the scenes?  Behind closed doors?  Sounds like a lot of transparency there. Maybe he’s emulating Pelosi’s “most open, honest, and ethical Congress ever”

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