It's Official. We're Doomed.

OpenCongress.org [1] looks to be a useful site, although I never saw the campaign donation data from the Institute for Public Integrity which would be the best part.

Oh, the doom part?

You will be relieved to know that our most pressing issues of war, poverty, environmental destruction, and loss of basic legal rights are being addressed immediately and ceaselessly by the new Democratic congress. From OpenCongress's recent votes page:

Bill Status Last Action

H.R.335 [2] To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 152 North 5th Street in Laramie, Wyoming, as the "Gale W. McGee Post Office". (110th congress) Message on Senate action sent to the House. Feb 20, 2007

H.R.433 [3] To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1700 Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the "Scipio A. Jones Post Office Building". (110th congress) Message on Senate action sent to the House. Feb 20, 2007

H.R.49 [4] To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1300 North Frontage Road West in Vail, Colorado, as the "Gerald R. Ford, Jr. Post Office Building". (110th congress) Message on Senate action sent to the House. Feb 20, 2007

H.R.514 [5] To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16150 Aviation Loop Drive in Brooksville, Florida, as the "Sergeant Lea Robert Mills Brooksville Aviation Branch Post Office". (110th congress) Message on Senate action sent to the House. Feb 20, 2007

H.R.577 [6] To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3903 South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, as the "Sergeant Henry Ybarra III Post Office Building". (110th congress) Message on Senate action sent to the House. Feb 20, 2007

Bill	Status	Last Action
H.R.335 [2] To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 152 North 5th Street in Laramie, Wyoming, as the "Gale W. McGee Post Office". (110th congress)	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	Feb 20, 2007
H.R.433 [3] To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1700 Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the "Scipio A. Jones Post Office Building". (110th congress)	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	Feb 20, 2007
H.R.49 [4] To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1300 North Frontage Road West in Vail, Colorado, as the "Gerald R. Ford, Jr. Post Office Building". (110th congress)	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	Feb 20, 2007
H.R.514 [5] To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16150 Aviation Loop Drive in Brooksville, Florida, as the "Sergeant Lea Robert Mills Brooksville Aviation Branch Post Office". (110th congress)	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	Feb 20, 2007
H.R.577 [6] To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3903 South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, as the "Sergeant Henry Ybarra III Post Office Building". (110th congress)	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	Feb 20, 2007

Another persuasive, if unusual, argument for the principle that decisions that can be made locally should be made locally.