I just discovered Open Congress, a pretty sweet site for bringing clarity and perspective to US politics + legislation.
For example, check out the page for HR 2082, the CIA funding bill vetoed by Bush for its interrogation tactics restrictions:
H.R. 2082
You can see who voted Aye, Nay or abstain, its amendments, its trajectory through Congress (ending in a failed override) and related bills and news articles.
For example, these 4 Senators voted "Nay" on the bill:
Waterboarding fans
Unfortunately I could not locate a convenient "Contact this politician" button so that I could quickly dispatch an appropriate nastygram. At the least, it could link me to their Facebook profile (seeing as how I can "share" Senator Chambliss with all my friends on Facebook...)
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