What is He Hiding?
Posted by Tracy Russo on August 30, 2006 at 06:32 PM
(Governor Dean sent the following e-mail to Democrats across the country today.)
Dear Fellow Democrat,
You know the joke about how the government paid $436 for a hammer?
It's true.
So a bipartisan group of Senators introduced the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 -- a bill that would create a public, searchable database of all federal grants and contracts. Letting the public and the press see where the money goes would be a huge step towards eliminating ridiculous, wasteful spending.
A Google-like web site to find out where your tax dollars go -- seems like a no-brainer, right?
Think again. A Republican Senator famous for pork barrel spending placed a "secret hold" that's preventing the proposal from even getting a vote. The mystery Senator has revealed himself -- it's none other than Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, who became famous for trying to waste taxpayer dollars to build a "bridge to nowhere".
It's time to ratchet up the pressure and get this bill on the Congressional agenda. Tell Ted Stevens to give this important open government measure a fair up or down vote:
http://www.democrats.org/publicaccountability
Under the Bush administration, fraud, corruption and abuse are worse than ever.
In fact, their chief procurement officer -- the guy who spends the money Congress authorizes -- was arrested and charged with being part of the web of Republican corruption surrounding disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Under Bush and the Republican Congress, the number of contracts awarded without competitive bidding has skyrocketed, as Democrat Henry Waxman on the House Government Reform Committee has documented. There are likely thousands of examples even more ridiculous than a toilet seat out there -- money wasted, stolen or misspent under this administration.
There's only one way to find out for sure, and that's by publicly accounting for which companies are getting your federal tax dollars. Send your message demanding a vote on the bill now:
http://www.democrats.org/publicaccountability
Ted Stevens, the most senior Republican in the Senate, don't want you to see the wasteful mess that he and his party have made of the federal budget.
From Iraq to our own Gulf Coast, dollars that could be saving lives are being held up, misspent, or wasted. Troops don't have the body armor they need, small businesses in New Orleans haven't received support, and across the country 45 million people go without health insurance.
We've seen the damage that Republican secrets and lies can do to our country, and enough is enough.
Tell Republican Ted Stevens that you demand accountability from the people who spend your money:
http://www.democrats.org/publicaccountability
The corruption and right-wing ideology of Republican rule has created a double nightmare for taxpayers.
Republicans have created the most expensive government in history through their corruption and out-of-control spending, but at the same time they've either refused or failed to meet the challenges of governing, like adequately preparing for disasters like Hurricane Katrina.
Democrats offer a new direction. We'll cut waste, root out corruption, and reprioritize federal spending so that it works for the people -- and we'll do it responsibly.
Remember -- only one president has balanced the budget in the last 45 years, and he was a Democrat.
One lesson learned over the last six years should be clear beyond any doubt: You cannot trust Republicans with your money.
By pressuring the Republicans to give this accountability measure and up or down vote, you can make this election about the open government and fiscal responsibility Americans deserve.
Thank you.
Governor Howard Dean, M.D.
Comments (10) «
I am NOT getting DNC emails anymore. I have written the DNC twice since last week, but no answer. We have always donated whenever a request was sent, in addition to our Democracy Bonds.
But if I don't get the mails, and I can't get a response...then no donation. I never got the one that said that Democrats were going on the offense. I never got it.
Are you just sending mails to certain people, not others?
We support Gov. Dean 100%, but I should not have to come here to find out what is going on.
For all those Republicans who complain about government waste, the question of What Is Senator Stevens hiding must be burning issue....or they aren't quite as upset by the waste after all. It's time for them to get tough on their own.
This a bit of a hatchet job, isn't it? There are plenty of Republican sponsors and co-sponsors listed for this bill.
Giving Ted Stevens the business is one thing. If you're looking to poke the hornet's nest, however, this ain't the bill you're after.
Whose bright idea was this? Here's a hint: they need to find a new job.
Sunny -
Don't know what address you wrote to, but if you e-mail me I can try and figure out what's going on. Sometimes people randomly stop getting the e-mails (it happened to me before I worked at the DNC!)
But we will try and fix it so you can get the goodness delivered straight to your inbox!
my e-mail: russot at dnc dot org
I have proposed since Carl Rove wants to divide this country than so be it, let's go back to prior Civil War.
The red states can have their Nascar Dads, below average salaries, an education that sucks, ergo Alabama & Mississippi, and we the Blue States will take the population, Educational Institutions such as Yale, Harvard, Princeton etc and all the Financial Institutions and we will divide the government as to what the red states have paid into and what the blue states have paid into as far as taxes go and have seperate governments.
Happy guys, this is what you want, you have divided the country but we want what is ours.
I have proposed since Carl Rove wants to divide this country than so be it, let's go back to prior Civil War.
The red states can have their Nascar Dads, below average salaries, an education that sucks, ergo Alabama & Mississippi, and we the Blue States will take the population, Educational Institutions such as Yale, Harvard, Princeton etc and all the Financial Institutions and we will divide the government as to what the red states have paid into and what the blue states have paid into as far as taxes go and have seperate governments.
Happy guys, this is what you want, you have divided the country but we want what is ours.
I have proposed since Carl Rove wants to divide this country than so be it, let's go back to prior Civil War.
The red states can have their Nascar Dads, below average salaries, an education that sucks, ergo Alabama & Mississippi, and we the Blue States will take the population, Educational Institutions such as Yale, Harvard, Princeton etc and all the Financial Institutions and we will divide the government as to what the red states have paid into and what the blue states have paid into as far as taxes go and have seperate governments.
Happy guys, this is what you want, you have divided the country but we want what is ours.
I have proposed since Carl Rove wants to divide this country than so be it, let's go back to prior Civil War.
The red states can have their Nascar Dads, below average salaries, an education that sucks, ergo Alabama & Mississippi, and we the Blue States will take the population, Educational Institutions such as Yale, Harvard, Princeton etc and all the Financial Institutions and we will divide the government as to what the red states have paid into and what the blue states have paid into as far as taxes go and have seperate governments.
Happy guys, this is what you want, you have divided the country but we want what is ours.
I have proposed since Carl Rove wants to divide this country than so be it, let's go back to prior Civil War.
The red states can have their Nascar Dads, below average salaries, an education that sucks, ergo Alabama & Mississippi, and we the Blue States will take the population, Educational Institutions such as Yale, Harvard, Princeton etc and all the Financial Institutions and we will divide the government as to what the red states have paid into and what the blue states have paid into as far as taxes go and have seperate governments.
Happy guys, this is what you want, you have divided the country but we want what is ours.
I have proposed since Carl Rove wants to divide this country than so be it, let's go back to prior Civil War.
The red states can have their Nascar Dads, below average salaries, an education that sucks, ergo Alabama & Mississippi, and we the Blue States will take the population, Educational Institutions such as Yale, Harvard, Princeton etc and all the Financial Institutions and we will divide the government as to what the red states have paid into and what the blue states have paid into as far as taxes go and have seperate governments.
Happy guys, this is what you want, you have divided the country but we want what is ours.
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