Liberal WatchDog Group Calls for Investigation of White House Use of Personal Email Accounts to Communicate with Lobbyists; Staffers often Meet Up with Lobbyists at Nearby Cafe

A liberal watchdog has called for an investigation into whether White House employees are using personal e-mail accounts to contact lobbyists in violation of federal law.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent a letter to House Oversight Committee chairman Ed Towns (D-N.Y.) and ranking member Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) Monday asking them to initiate an investigation into whether White House employees used personal e-mail accounts to contact lobbyists in violation of the Presidential Records Act (PRA). 

The letter also takes White House staff to task for meeting with lobbyists in nearby coffee shops instead of in the White House, where the meetings would be recorded in the White House visitor logs.

“By having off-the-record meetings and e-mail exchanges with lobbyists, the White House is attempting [to] reap the benefits of conversations and interactions with knowledgeable lobbyists while publicly promoting the belief that the White House maintains a discreet distance from those very same lobbyists,” CREW executive director Melanie Sloan writes.

The letter came in response to allegations first reported by the New York Times last week. According to the report, lobbyists routinely get e-mails from White House staff members’ personal accounts rather than official accounts that can eventually become public record. As part of a settlement with CREW over missing Bush administration e-mails, the White House assured the watchdog that its system prevents employees from accessing personal e-mail accounts.

for full article: http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/106261-watchdog-wants-investigation-of-white-house-emails

The Great Reneger: Transparency & The Rule of Law will be the TouchStones of this Presidency

    God Bless Nashville!!

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) Challenges Obama at GOP Congressional Retreat

The Media Realizes that they Have Been ObamaDuped

Remember, it is JUST WORDS

The Harry & Nancy Show: Looking to “By-Pass” Transparency in ObamaCare; Dems are afraid of the Will of “We The People”

     “We the People” have our legislators running scared. They are so scared that they are ramrodding the ObamaCare package down the throats of the American public. And they are doing it in Secret; They are doing it with no debate. The fallout is already occurring. Democratic Sen. Dorgan has announced that he will not run for his Senate seat in the Fall. The handwriting is on the wall.

      The Harry and Nancy Show, by avoiding a Conference Committee to merge the two versions of Obamacare, will avoid having the dealmaking made publis, at least before the voting process. This major legislation, which has now been called an “inalienable RIGHT”, and likened to the Civil Rights landmark legislation, has no bipartisan support.

     Let us make no mistake whatsoever– ObamaCare is NOT healthcare reform. It is the newest in the creation of the Obama entitlement society. That is not to say that there are not some good items in the ObamaCare, but they are far overshadowed by the overbearing Big Government. The mandates in the ObamaCare are, without any debate, UNCONSTITUTIONAL. The government CANNOT force an individual to BUY something they do not want, let alone fine an individual for said failure. Now, as of today, 14 States are battling over the special “buy-vote” corruption deals that were made to get the votes for the legislation. As of the 14th state joining the challenge, it is now no longer a Republican issue.

     The Harry and Nancy Show are intenet on IGNORING We the People. EVERY POLL, whether on a left or right site, show that the American public overwhelmingly do NOT SUPPORT this ObamaCare. It is true that most Americans believe that there is a need to reform the healthcare system, but most feel that ObamaCare is not the answer. If the Harry and Nancy Show is forced to do the “negotiating” in the public forum, they know that the American public would revolt againstv their corruption and tyranny.

      So, I will ask again, is there any one of our members of Congress, particularly on the Democrats side, that is our Wilberforce, our leader to stand up against Harry and Nancy, saying NO to this Obamanation!

1st Day in Oval Office: Salaries Frozen and Ethical Reform

     After an evening of numerous Inaugural Balls, and a morning prayer service at the National Cathedral, President Obama got down to the real work that lies ahead for this administration.

    One of his first actions was to freeze the salaries of White House staffers earning more than $100,000 per year. Then he set forth his ethics rules for White House staffers, including rules regarding former lobbyists who are now working in the government.

    “Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones” of the Obama administration.

    Very well then, we will assume that applies to the President himself, and we therefore request the release of the vault copy of his birth certificate, the college records (including financial aid), and his passport records. Then I will believe that he is serious about transparency and the rule of law.