You may not know this. But an anonymous Republican senator has put a hold on the nomination of the nomination of Neil Barofsky, President Bush's appointee to serve as the Treasury Department's Inspector General for the $700+ of bailout money. Having some idea of how we're spending that money and whether crooks or fraudsters are getting a big chunk of it is a pretty big deal.

So who is it? Who's preventing the IG's confirmation? The senate has some very hoary traditions about keeping this stuff secret. But with your help we can at least narrow down the possibilities. Basically, as we've done before, if you're in one of these states, call up your senator and ask them? Some will give a clear no, others will refuse to say one way or another. And from there we'll start narrowing down the possibilities. We're organizing the process over at TPMmuckraker.com. Come by and check it out.