The White House press corps finally gets the joke…and now knows that it is on them.
In a story about why reporters are unhappy with the Obama administration, Politico writes: [Robert] Gibbs said at one of his briefings, “This is the most transparent administration in the history of our country.”
Peals of laughter broke out in the briefing room.
[...] again, the Obama administration’s promise of transparency rings hollow. The Kansas City Star opined: in the last farm bill [...]
[...] Couple of points: This type of political “horse trading” is unethical at best and illegal at worst. Time for a special prosecutor. In Colorado we don’t like this type of political corruption. Second, this president sold himself as being above the political fray. So much for Obama’s embrace of transparency. [...]