Irony

Senator puts 'secret hold' on bill to open federal records

An unidentified senator placed a "secret hold" on legislation introduced by Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., that would create a searchable database of government contracts, grants, insurance, loans and financial assistance, worth $2.5 trillion last year. The database would bring transparency to federal spending and be as simple to use as conducting a Google search.

Another irony is that people in countries like the US are always pushing good governance, part of which is open government. They already have this type of thing in Chile and many other governments. Sad.