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Roadblock Roundup for August 6

A good Republican desensitizes his constituents to scandal
Scandal-plagued Republican Bob Schaffer of Colorado has to watch his family better. The "family values" candidate's son posted at least two offensive pictures on his public facebook page, including one that says, "Slavery gets (expletive deleted) done." Imagine what values he could instill in your family.

You get a gold star and that's it
Susan Collins (R-Maine) and her associates continue to tout the Senator's ability to reach across the aisle and compromise. However, as a Senator, isn't that really just her job? CollinsWatch wonders why she should get additional credit for doing what she was sent to Washington to do in the first place.

Learning from the worst
More evidence that John Sununu (R-New Hampshire) was being groomed by indicted Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). In 2002, within six days of being named one of the "Dirty Dozen," as one of Congress' worst potential polluters, Sununu received $16,000 from Stevens, friends of Stevens, and corrupt VECO execs.

Obama leads in Pearce Poll
New Mexico Republican Senate nominee Steve Pearce recently put up a poll on his website asking people which candidate they will vote for. In a cruel twist of fate, for Pearce, at last check Obama is beating McCain 363 to 11.

Like shooting pork in a barrel
Senators Thad Cochran (R-Mississippi), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), and Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee) have added $27 million in pork to a $133 million homeland security bill for the Southeast Region Research Initiative. The project, which has been operating since at least 2007, has yet to produce any publishable research or white papers.