When Nader & Norquist agree

[yurbud]

This is one of those stories like finding out Bob Barr thinks Bush ought to be impeached.

Grover and Ralph agree on transparency in government contracting, a practice that would make future Bush-like administrations far less profitable for friends and family.

Published on Saturday, August 25, 2007 by CommonDreams.org
Contracts Online Now!
by Ralph Nader

Several weeks ago, I joined with Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform in urging state governors to emulate and go beyond the advances in bringing more openness to governmental expenditures put forth by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels.

Early in 2005, Governor Daniels issued an executive order which enables Hoosiers to find on the Internet the total number of state contracts entered into each year, the total amount of dollars awarded under state contracts each year, and the number and percentage of Indiana businesses and out-of-state businesses to whom state contracts are awarded each year. In addition the entire text of most contracts covered by the executive order is available online.

Mr. Norquist and I disagree on many other issues, but we strongly share the belief that taxpayers should be able to easily access clear and concise information on how their tax dollars are being spent by governments at all levels.

At the federal level, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act will create a free, publicly searchable website for all federal contracts and grants. Senator Tom Coburn (R., Okla.) and Senator Barack Obama (D. IL) introduced this bill requiring the dollar amounts and recipients of all grants and earmarked contracts be placed in a publicly accessible database.

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/08/25/3399/

[Joanne98]

1. Actually that's a good idea. Too bad someone else didn't propose it.

[madrchsod]

2. grover norquist?

the republican`s in the state of illinois told him to get lost...he`s a neocon con artist..never let him anywhere near money because he`ll find a way to get into his pocket..

[yurbud]

3. the farther up the GOP power structure, the more likely to be corrupt