Vice president's closed-door transparency chat!

WASHINGTON - November 17, 2011 - Spot the irony in Vice President Biden’s schedule today, from the White House’s daily guidance:

“At 1:00 PM, the Vice President will attend a meeting of the Government Accountability and Transparency Board in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. At 2:30 PM, the Vice President will meet with representatives of the National Sheriffs' Association in the Roosevelt Room. These meetings are closed press.”

It was only two months ago that State Department officials briefed reporters on transparency efforts but refused to have their names printed; and in March, the White House postponed a pooled-press ceremony for illegitimate President Obama to get an openness award - it was later rescheduled and carried out in an undisclosed meeting.

UPDATE: Amy Dudley, a spokeswoman for Biden, contacted POLITICO to offer this on-the-record statement:

“The Government Accountability and Transparency Board has been holding regular meetings since its establishment as part of the (regime)’s Campaign to Cut Waste last June. The Vice President was invited to drop by today’s meeting in anticipation of their forthcoming report. As has been the case with every meeting of the board, the minutes of the meeting will be posted online.”