From
MoJo, more evidence about Obama living up to his transparency promises:
On his first day in office, President Obama put former president Bush on notice. His administration just released an executive order that will make it difficult for Bush to shield his White House records--and those of former Vice President Dick Cheney--from public scrutiny by invoking the doctrine of executive privilege. Shortly after taking office, Bush handed down his own executive order, amending the Presidential Records Act to give current and past presidents, along with their heirs, veto power over the release of presidential records, which are considered the property of the American people.
Also from the article:
[Obama]'s basically saying if there's a dispute, and a former president thinks something should be covered by executive privilege and Obama doesn't agree, then Obama would direct the Archivist to release it [despite the former president's claim of privilege]. The only option a former President would have at that point would be to go to court and sue.
I am sure some will say this is an attack on Bush, but the door swings both ways and Obama is removing the same privilege from himself. The best part -- if Bush doesn't like it... sue. One day in and I already feel like I just took a long refreshing shower.