[T] Transparency

Dear Friends,

Candidate Obama was all in favor of transparency in government and in political contributions.  Unfortunately, President Obama seems unwilling to take even baby steps to provide some transparency with respect to political contributions by federal contractors.  President Obama has delayed signing an executive order that would provide some transparency.  As an editorial in The New York Times (here) stated today:

By law, government contractors must disclose spending through formal political-action groups. But not through nonprofit “advocacy” groups — an increasingly favored device for operatives of both parties. The proposed order would at least mandate disclosure of any contributions to these groups by all companies bidding for or holding a government contract.

The President should sign the order now.

Thanks for reading and please comment,
The Unabashed Liberal