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MarkusQ writes "A few days ago a bi-partisan bill (PDF) to create a searchable on-line database of government contracts, grants, insurance, loans, financial assistance, earmarks and other such pork was put on 'secret hold' using a procedure that does not appear to be mentioned in the Constitution or in the Senate bylaws. This raised the ire of bloggers left and right and started an all out bi-partisan effort to expose the culprit by process of elimination. As it turns out it was our old friend the right honorable Senator from Alaska, Mr. 'Series of Tubes', Ted 'Bridge to Nowhere' Stevens."
Actually, the culprit is exposed, but is the "secret hold" pulled off? Sorry, premature ejaculation there.
Btw, I believe Alaska is the most subsidized state, per capita, of all 50. They outta know that it's ransom we pay them in exchange for not drilling for oil and fucking up the land. That's no reason to keep the rest of 49 states in semi-banana-republic, is it?
Also, I think most bloggers are loonies with bloated egos, but some of them come through for the "people" every now and then, eh?