Remember all of Obama's "open government" and "transparency" promises? Here's a refresher: "The way to make government accountable is to make it transparent, so the American people can know exactly what decisions are being made, how they're being made and whether their interests are being well served." - Obama, January 21, 2009But when it comes to actual transparency and open government, this is what the White House actually delivers: "I think there are discussions, even about transparency and developing rules about transparency that we need to be able to have quietly and behind closed doors." - Daniel Gordon, White House staff testimony on attempted White House politicization of federal government contracting.