Transparency [trænsˈpærənsɪ ] Part II

A surprise to me and perhaps you, Dear Reader: the Obama Administration has a Recovery Act Accountability and Transparency Board. Vice President Biden met with the Chairman of that Board yesterday at 2:15. Here is the Vice President's Schedule, from the Los Angeles Times:

"DAILY GUIDANCE FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT, Thursday, January 14, 2010:

In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and the Economic Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. These briefings are closed to the press.

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At 11:30 AM, the Vice President will meet with Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to discuss the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This meeting is closed to the press.

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Afterwards, the President and the Vice President will have lunch in the Private Dining Room. This lunch is closed to the press.

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At 1:00 PM, the Vice President will meet with Iraqi Vice President Adil Abd al-Mahdi in the Roosevelt Room. There will be a pool spray at the bottom of this meeting; gather time is 1:45 PM in the Brady Briefing Room.
(UPDATE 2:20 p.m.: The White House issued its own report on this closed meeting.)

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Then, at 2:15 PM, the Vice President will meet with Earl Devaney, Chairman of the Recovery Act Accountability and Transparency Board. This meeting is closed to the press."

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How about that Closed Press Transparency?

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The last time President Obama took questions from the press corps was July, 2009 -- seven months.

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How about that Transparency (part II)?

"Simply stated -- it is sagacious to eschew obfuscation." ~ Norman R. Augustine, former Chairman of the American Red Cross