It will be interesting to see how long and how strongly Obama is able to stick with his "transparency" policy. This is definitely a good start, though!
At least one (whiny) reporter thinks the transparency policy may have already taken a hit when Obama took the oath of office (again) away from the gaze of TV cameras.
On the other hand, there is an audio recording, so it's not all cloak and dagger.
And yes, getting rid of most of Bush's power-grabby, secrecy-breeding executive orders is one of the best things that Obama can do.
Well, it was on BBC news very promptly with a lovely press photo, so I'm not sure I buy the secrecy angle. I can understand not wanting to mess with having all the TV cameras in the Oval Office for a re-do of the oath, and frankly I don't have a problem with it. Let the pomp and circumstance footage be the stuff that remains in the history annals. This was just to make sure no one contests anything because "the oath given wasn't exactly right" - the chief justice did an oops and forgot a word, and though it sounded like Obama added it back in it may not have been in exactly the same place.
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On the other hand, there is an audio recording, so it's not all cloak and dagger.
And yes, getting rid of most of Bush's power-grabby, secrecy-breeding executive orders is one of the best things that Obama can do.