There is a reason it’s so easy to see through both McCain and Sarah Palin’s bullshit about the Bridge To Nowhere, how “she’s against pork barrel spending,” and McCain’s latest whopper about Palin never taking earmarks as Governor at all :

Barack Obama literally authored the bill, with Republican Tom Coburn, that makes it incredibly simple for anyone with a computer to find out.

U.S. Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) today hailed the Senate’s passage of the “Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act,” a bill that will create a Google-like search engine and database to track approximately $1 trillion in federal grants, contracts, earmarks and loans.

“By helping to lift the veil of secrecy in Washington, this database will help make us better legislators, reporters better journalists, and voters more active citizens,” Obama said.

“Every American has the right to know how their government spends their money, and then to hold elected officials accountable for those decisions. I applaud my colleagues for unanimously supporting a bill that will aid the American people in that effort,” Dr. Coburn said. “This bill is a small but significant step toward changing the culture in Washington. Only by fostering a culture of openness, transparency and accountability will Congress come together to address the mounting fiscal challenges that threaten our future prosperity.”

They called it the “Google Government” bill and you can visit the site here: http://www.usaspending.gov/

Why is no one talking about this?

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“If you don’t stop lying about me, I’m going to have to start telling the truth about you.” ~Abraham Lincoln

Trevor Timm is a Blast Magazine staff writer