Roadblock Blog

Roadblock Roundup for July 21

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
Surprise, Surprise! Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) is holding up a bill in the Senate that would establish more ethical guidelines for establishing presidential libraries. Could it be that Stevens doesn't want the public scrutinizing corruption on high.

Revisionist history
Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) jumped on the bandwagon, voting to override the President's veto of the recent Medicare bill. Roberts' voting record, however, shows that in non-election years, the Senator is no friend to Medicare.

Imagine if the Cat in the Hat had just left the children with his mess
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) is blaming his opponent, Democrat Bruce Lunsford, for high prices at the pump, despite McConnell having voted against a number of measures that might have curbed the rising price of gasoline.

Don't copy me!
Norm Coleman (R-Minnesota) came out swinging at a proposal by Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken concerning union voting, a measure which Norm Coleman supported while he was mayor of St. Paul.

There is no spoon
Democrat running for Senate, Jeanne Shaheen, has outraised Republican incumbent, John Sununu (R-New Hampshire), by almost 50% this past quarter. In response, New Hampshire GOP pundits are claiming victory for Sununu.