Senate Screws You

...again. Once again, the Senate has rejected Dorgan's perennial amendment to create a govt fraud and waste commission. Hey, Halliburton contributes more than you do. Isn't that what proportional democracy is all about?

There may yet be hope:

Yesterday, while Dorgan was reviewing the litany of waste, fraud, and other abuses committed by Halliburton on the Senate floor (and on C-SPAN), Sen. John Ensign, R-NV, made a surprise announcement that "I plan on holding hearings on exactly this. I plan on pulling that curtain back. I plan on getting into the investigation in the same way as Harry Truman. If it happens to be it is embarrassing to the administration, we are goiing to find out the truth on this -- just like Harry Truman went after those cost-plus contracts in those days ... I am committing to the Senator that the things he is talking about right now will be fully investigated by our committee, and we are going to uphold our oversight responsibility of this administration."

Maybe Halliburton forgot to contribute in Nevada?