So it seems there’s a bit of haze on the windows of transparency at the White House these days. Despite President Obama’s vow to use more Windex than any of his predecessors, maybe this job isn’t so easy.

The latest quandary is centered on the White House visitors log. It turns out, the Obama administration isn’t ready to make those lists of visitors public. (Important to note: neither did his predecessor.) Published media reports indicate that the Secret Service has rejected requests for the books which show just who is walking the West Wing hallways these days and may or may not be helping influence policy.

Among those asking to see the sign-in sheets: CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington).

It’s now filed a lawsuit and accused the Obama administration of taking the exact same position as the Bush administration when it comes to a general lack of and openness.

For now, the White House says the issue of releasing those logs is “under review” saying “visitor logs have been involved in some litigation dating t back to sometime in 2006.”

Critics say that sounds a lot like stalling.

So while Mr. Obama found it appropriate to release detainee treatment memos in the spirit of transparency…it’s not outlandish to wonder how these logs wouldn’t fall under that same category.

Or is vowing to be the most open administration in history, a bigger challenge than it seemed back on the campaign trail?