My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government.

You'll find that statement on the White House site. But, as we are seeing more and more, words mean less and less in this administration. Take, for example, the rules being formulated for ObamaCare. The rules to access Medicare billing records, which are being created by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), will ensure that this data is released only to "qualified entities". I can understand that. However, CMS would have to approve how the qualified entity will use the data. More egregiously, CMS would provide the data to doctors and hospitals before releasing it. And, of course, there will be a small charge - $200,000.