Communications

Deputy White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer, "This Administration has across the board set the toughest ethics standards in history.”

Washington Times reports about special White House invitations being provided to high-dollar donors, including access to the WH bowling alley and movie theatre.

White House’s Dan Pfeiffer, “[W]e have reduced special-interest influence over the policymaking process to promote merit-based decision-making.”

Washington Times reports high ranking officials were flown to provide in-person briefings to high dollar donors on major policy issues.

White House’s Dan Pfeiffer holds up as an example their decision to release records of WH visitors recently.

Oh wait, that isn't as transparent as it sounds either.

Press reports pointed out the exceptions to that pledge of transparency too.

As the AP reported, “Some names will be kept private, though…The White House will not release records related to ‘purely personal guests’ of the president's family and the vice president's family.”

The reality is a far cry from what Senator Obama promised on the campaign trail.

In February 2007, Candidate Obama declared,  “Special interests have turned our government into a game only they can afford to play…they get the access while you get to write a letter....the time for that kind of politics is over, it is through.”  Watch here.