Secret Senator Outed by Blogosphere

The secret Senator trying to keep pork barrel spending from the light of public scrutiny has been outed by the efforts of the blogosphere (from Special Report):

The mystery senator who blocked a floor vote on a popular bill to create a public, searchable database of all government spending has now been outed.

Alaska Republican Ted Stevens admitted to placing what's known as a secret hold on the bill, saying he's concerned the plan could create more bureaucracy and calling for a cost-benefit analysis before granting his approval.

But the Congressional Budget Office has already reported the costs of the project and what's more, Stevens never raised his concerns when the bill was unanimously voted out of his Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. In fact, Stevens didn't attend that hearing or any other hearing on the bill.

Of course, this is the same guy who had taxpayers shelling out millions of dollars for Alaska's "bridge to nowhere". It's a new world out there, Senators. Secret holds on important legislation just won't be tolerated anymore (graphic courtesy of Instapundit).