So private meetings are how people with questions are flattered. Are minutes made from private briefings? It seems like the only way to trust public servants is when their work is done in the light of day. If not immediately then eventually.
The Atlantic: Hillary Clinton Says Photo May Just Have Been Her Allergies
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2011/05/situation-room-photo-hillary-clinton-may-have-just-had-allergies/37372/
Paraphrasing the interviewer, "Obama's vote against raising the debt ceiling was a political vote by a novice Senator and he regrets it."
Was that a subtle jab at Rand?