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February 29, 2008
Feb 29
Posted by ljh at 1:27 PM
February 14, 2008
obama and transparent government
Somebody just told me about this site (http://www.usaspending.gov/), created by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Transparency Act), which was co-sponsored by Senators Coburn and Obama. Making this information (contracts, grants, earmarks, loans) easily searchable and understandable is a really good thing and will hopefully help curb special-interest abuses and "pork". There are many interesting things about this act: that it passed despite strong opposition, that it was sponsored by a Republican and a Democrat, and that it gives a glimpse into the kind of transparent government advocated by Obama in his campaign platform. I've refrained from posting pro-Obama entries up to this point, but I thought this was too good to pass up, since it's such a concrete example of good work he's done as a Senator.
Here's an interesting article about the site:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/14/115223/079/908/454726
My name is Jack Humphrey and I approve this message. :)
Happy Valentine's Day!
Posted by ljh at 4:39 PM