Devil's advocate
Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) stands up for what he believes in. He's against protecting our veterans, affordable drugs, renewable energy, and lean national spending.

I had my fingers crossed
Things are getting confusing for Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky). He said we'd get out of Iraq if the Iraqis wanted us to leave and now Prime Minister Maliki is calling for U.S. withdrawal. What, oh, what will Mitch do now?

Guess those photo-ops in the workplace were meant to be ironic
Susan Collins (R-Maine) is being supported with big money from anti-union groups.

We're going to subsidize the heck out of them
Sen. John Sununu (R-New Hampshire) thinks, as does every Republican up for reelection this year it seems, that more drilling is the solution to our energy woes. This despite the fact that Big Oil is spending its record profits on stock buybacks - Exxon spending $8.8 billion on them in the first quarter of 2008 alone.

Scandal-plagued money is still green, ain't it
John Cornyn (R-Texas) has received political donations in the past from known associates of Jack Abramoff, which he has refused to return, even after learning where the money came from.

The FBI's Million Most Wanted
Because of a bloated government terror-watch list, Ted Stevens' (R-Alaska) wife, Catherine Stevens, has a hard time flying.

The astroturf is always greener...
We've flagged a piece of pro-Norm Coleman (R-Minnesota) astroturf. A letter supportive of the candidate was recently written for the Bemidji Pioneer by Barbara Zentek, who is also the treasurer of the Beltrami County Republican Party of Minnesota.

I'm a leader on this bill and on the opposition to it
John Sununu (R-New Hampshire) claims to be a leader fighting for more funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which brings affordable heating oil to poorer families. As recently as six months ago, he voted to cut funding for LIHEAP.

How does Gordon Smith afford a $1.4 million set of golf clubs?
Gordon Smith (R-Gordon Smith) cuts taxes for wealthy guys like himself. He's voted numerous times against cutting taxes for working class families, who would spend the extra money on frivilous things like food.

Drilling makes cents
In order to cut gas prices, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has proposed drilling in the ANWR region of Alaska, a move which could cost millions and the EIA says could cut gas prices by up to 3 cents per gallon starting in 2027.

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.