Back in December I did a post on some of the inherited powers Barack Obama could and would assume once being sworn in. These were just simple items of vested power given to him by George Bush.

One I neglected to add to the list is the power to decline access to White House visitor log books. George Bush claimed such documents were "presidential records" and secret. This was to avoid turning over proof of numerous visits by Jack Abramoff. Yesterday Barack Obush did it to deny access to records documenting visits by health care executives. You can hate the game but don't hate the player.