Posted on 09/26/2006 6:44:24 PM PDT by yhwhsman
WASHINGTON - President Bush said Tuesday that Americans will now be able to "Google their tax dollars," as he signed a law to create an online database for tracking about $1 trillion in government spending on grants and contracts.
The law is aimed preventing wasteful spending by opening the federal budget to greater scrutiny. The information is already available, but the Web site would make it easier for those who aren't experts on the process to see how taxpayer dollars are being spent.
"Information on earmarks will no longer be hidden deep in the pages of a federal budget bill, but just a few clicks away," Bush said in a signing ceremony. "This legislation will give the American people a new tool to hold their government accountable for spending decisions. When those decisions are made in broad daylight, they will be wiser and they will be more restrained."
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The best part is that Google with be pissed that the President used their company name as a verb.
I doubt that. No matter how left wing you are, business is still business, and The POTUS using your search engine as a verb is the best advertising even money can't buy.
Publicity is not a problem for Google. I just googled the article below...
http://news.independent.co.uk/business/news/article1218805.ece
"To google or not to google? It's a legal question
Search engine's sense of humour crashes as it fires off warning letters over use of name as a verb
By Stephen Foley in New York
Published: 13 August 2006
Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil", has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, warning them against using its name as a verb."
I use Dogpile after Google put a toolbar on my home page.
ME too!
I wonder if we get to see the earmarks before they are approved ?
yes, i am nuts...I have the papers to prove it.
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