…President Barack Obama, for accepting an award for transparency in government in an unannounced, behind-closed-doors meeting. By now, pointing to Candidate Obama’s promises to implement a transparent government have become are a well-worn joke that I need not belabor; most of the meaningful components of his promises in that respect have been broken or unfulfilled, and some critics claim that the Obama Administration overuses the power to classify information. The new boss, same as the old boss.