Adam Adrzejewski ~ The Liberty Forum ~ 4-13-2021

THE DEPTH OF THE SWAMP

"The American people want to know how corrupt their government is...at ALL levels!"

Transparency is the best antidote to wild, wasteful government spending. Uncovering these mountainous boondoggles is horrifying work, but someone's got to do it! Thank goodness Adam Andrzejewski ("Angie-eff-ski")—a real optimist—is in the driver's seat. Founder of the hugely successful publishing company, HomePage Directories, he has turned his tireless energy and unwaivering attention to serving the public interest by "Capturing the Books" and exposing wasteful spending. Although Americans do want to know how corrupt their governments are—at the local, state and federal levels—sadly, it is worse than anyone can imagine.

The laundry list of usual suspects, is, of course, usual. Nonetheless, Adam further pulls back the cloak of obfuscation to reveal behind-the-scenes machinations of federal bureaucracy, improper payments, ubiquitous waste and pork, the Ivy League, Gavin Newsom, Nancy Pelosi, the Beverly Hills Covid-19 federal 'bailout,' Andrew Cuomo, $300,000 LA lifeguards; (take a breath...); our friendly, neighborhood San Francisco 'poop' map (no kidding!), LA homelessness czars, his lawsuit against The Golden State for not revealing their Golden Checkbook...and—unfortunately—so much more. Phew! That's a lot...

How to stop this runaway spending train? Adam knows: it's transparency.

OpenTheBooks' mission is simple, but not easy. "Post every dime, online, in real time." Among other things, OTB has opened 5 billion government-spending records and 23 million public employee salary and pension records. It was Adam who revealed the name of the highest paid federal employee—Dr. "No-Masks/Yes-Masks/Triple-Masks" Fauci. OpenTheBooks has also obtained 49 of 50 state checkbooks. (Always seeking the glorifying spotlight, California holds title to the holdout position.)

Adam's efforts are not mere fist shaking and wailing. His team's aggressive forensic government spending audits have led to concrete results: assembling grand juries, successful prosecutions and indictments, congressional hearings and subpoenas; Government Accountability Office (GAO) audits; Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports; federal legislation; and much more. What fun!

You won't want to miss Adam's presentation of OpenTheBooks' heroic actions to remind politicians to respect the taxpayer and practice fiscal responsibility and restraint. Mr. Andrzejewski's nationwide presentations, including at Hillsdale College, garner millions and millions of views.