So, does Rahm's victory in Chicago tell us anything?

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50. Obama clearly campaigned & advocated policy views that he did 180s on

There are very real reasons why there is the difference & this involves numerous different issues especially regarding foreign policy & 4th amendment issues.

Check out his Day 1 Memo

The Freedom of Information Act should be administered with a clear presumption: In the face of doubt, openness prevails. The Government should not keep information confidential merely because public officials might be embarrassed by disclosure, because errors and failures might be revealed, or because of speculative or abstract fears. Nondisclosure should never be based on an effort to protect the personal interests of Government officials at the expense of those they are supposed to serve. In responding to requests under the FOIA, executive branch agencies (agencies) should act promptly and in a spirit of cooperation, recognizing that such agencies are servants of the public.

All agencies should adopt a presumption in favor of disclosure, in order to renew their commitment to the principles embodied in FOIA, and to usher in a new era of open Government. The presumption of disclosure should be applied to all decisions involving FOIA.

The presumption of disclosure also means that agencies should take affirmative steps to make information public. They should not wait for specific requests from the public. All agencies should use modern technology to inform citizens about what is known and done by their Government. Disclosure should be timely.

I direct the Attorney General to issue new guidelines governing the FOIA to the heads of executive departments and agencies, reaffirming the commitment to accountability and transparency, and to publish such guidelines in the Federal Register. In doing so, the Attorney General should review FOIA reports produced by the agencies under Executive Order 13392 of December 14, 2005. I also direct the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to update guidance to the agencies to increase and improve information dissemination to the public, including through the use of new technologies, and to publish such guidance in the Federal Register.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Freedom_of_Information_Act/

A lot said I agree with. However, torture photos & other things were blocked with the Bush era argument -- because of speculative or abstract fears.

A lot of the 180s boil down to this if you support them "Bush was right". Dusting off of the Espionage Act? Ashcroft began that one. Obama quite clearly said one thing & did another. It isn't like the "not good enough" isn't unreasonable.