Thousands of people from across the country — indeed from around the world — visit the White House every month. Many have agendas, not all of which are in the best interests of the nation, as with Service Employees International Union President Andy Stern, who has visited with President Obama and other senior White House officials at least 22 times since Inauguration Day.

Note well the qualifier “at least,” made necessary because the White House is not telling the truth on its official Web site about who visits the Oval Office. On the site where White House visitor logs are released, this statement appears: “As part of President Obama’s commitment to government transparency, we are providing records of White House visitors on an ongoing basis online. In December 2009, we will begin posting all White House visitor records for the period from September 15th onwards. …”