"The Fix"...

Podesta cast the new ethics rules as a leading indicator of what he termed "the most open and transparent transition in history." Podesta added that members of the transition team will sign an ethics code laying out the specific principles announced today.

Transparency, out the window...

Obama closes curtain on transparency

President Obama has abolished the position in his White House dedicated to transparency and shunted those duties into the portfolio of a partisan ex-lobbyist who is openly antagonistic to the notion of disclosure by government and politicians.

Partisan lawyers don't count as serious stewards of your promise, Mr. Prezzidint.

FAIL, items 1, 2, 3 and 5.

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