By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray and other city hall types have nothing but praise for Brian Hanlon.
The director of a newly created city agency with control over the District's 30-million-square-foot real estate portfolio met privately last week with politically connected lawyers, lobbyists and developers despite D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray's open-government policies and an ethics pledge he imposed on city officials to ensure transparency.
The director of a newly created city agency with control over the District's 30 million-square-foot real estate portfolio met privately Thursday with politically-connected lawyers, lobbyists and developers in apparent violation of longstanding open government policies proposed by D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray.
At the podium, Mr. Hanlon said he even told his mother about his vaunted status.
Asked about the media policy for the event, Mr. Hanlon said, "I'm an open book. To me, the press is welcome without an invitation. But I don't want to dictate to them how to manage their event."
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