This week’s Roundup was compiled by EricV at PrairieStateBlue. Permission is granted to cross-post at your blog.

Happy Friday the 13th! Looks like it wasn’t a lucky one for ethically

challenged Republicans. Between the prostitution scandals and the

increasingly obvious failure of the Iraq war to accomplish anything

Republicans are being hit hard across the states. Remember that all

politics is local and support your local state blogs!

Alabama Left in Alabama	Barack Obama visited Alabama on Monday. Here’s href=”http://www.leftinalabama.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=211″>a local perspective on the event.
Arizona href=”http://www.aznetroots.com”>AZNetroots	Turnover in the state Democratic party has Arizona wondering.
California Calitics	Healthcare reform href=”http://www.calitics.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=3249″>seems to be moving in California, with legislation that might even have a chance of a signature of the governator.
Colorado href=”http://www.squarestate.net”>SquareState	Does Sen. Ken Salazar href=”http://www.squarestate.net/showDiary.do?diaryId=4117″>fear his own shadow? His positions, or lack thereof, on Iraq seem to suggest so.
Connecticut My Left Nutmeg	Remember “moderate” Chris Shays? Well he’s looking for href=”http://www.myleftnutmeg.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=7485″>more war. In the meantime, the state’s GOP keeps href=”http://www.myleftnutmeg.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=7474″>blaming others for their failures. Whatever happened to the party of personal responsibility?
Delaware href=”http://delawareliberal.wordpress.com”>Delaware Liberal	Sen. Joe Biden is href=”http://delawareliberal.wordpress.com/2007/07/11/joe-biden-rebukes-mike-castle-and-centerists-republicans-for-their-lack-of-spine”>criticizing centrist Republicans for not standing up to their parties extremists. Then one of Delaware’s own href=”http://delawareliberal.wordpress.com/2007/07/13/mike-castle-reasserts-his-support-for-bush”>shows his full support for President Bush and his war.
Florida FLA Politics	Another Republican href=”http://www.flapolitics.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1955″>caught soliciting prostitutes? Look for the how to guide on href=”http://www.flapolitics.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1949″>building Florida’s progressive community.
Georgia href=”http://www.tondeestavern.com”>Tondee’s Tavern	Georgia gives a big “WTF?” to statements of BushCo’s href=”http://www.tondeestavern.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=478″>stopping terrorists attacks in Georgia. Oh and in a twist to our theme, Georgia’s Republican was caught href=”http://www.tondeestavern.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=476″>soliciting sex from a male undercover cop.
Hawaii Poinography!	Republican ethical problems in Hawaii too. Surprised? I thought not.
Idaho 43rd State Blues	Idaho’s conservative blogosphere tries to defend the surge, but 43rd State Blues href=”http://www.43rdstateblues.com/?q=node/3416″>will have none of it. Oh yeah, and their Republican soliciting prostitutes href=”http://www.43rdstateblues.com/?q=node/3419″>went after a male undercover police officer too.
Illinois href=”http://www.prairiestateblue.com”>PrairieStateBlue	Ray LaHood (R) href=”http://www.prairiestateblue.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=3185″>says no to Bradley University and is staying put. Mark Kirk (R) won’t say anything at all to Iraq war vets. He’s headed towards a href=”http://www.prairiestateblue.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=3183″>big challenge.
Indiana Blue Indiana	Gov. Mitch Daniels problems aren’t related to prostitutes, href=”http://www.blueindiana.net/showDiary.do?diaryId=771″>they’re budgetary.
Iowa href=”/”>Bleeding Heartland	Sen. Tom Harkin is href=”/showDiary.do?diaryId=410″>posting at Bleeding Heartland. He’s looking for Republicans to stand up to the President and party leadership on Iraq.
Louisiana href=”http://www.dailykingfish.com”>Daily Kingfish	Louisiana is rightfully abuzz over the revelation that Sen. David Vitter has been frequenting prostitutes (and now href=”http://www.dailykingfish.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=129″>the Republican response), but they haven’t forgotten about State Rep. Jim Tucker (R) and href=”http://www.dailykingfish.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=126″>his ethics problems either.
Maine Turn Maine Blue	While Sen. Collins href=”http://turnmaineblue.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=334″>flip-flops on Iraq, her challenger Tom Allen href=”http://turnmaineblue.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=338″>remains steadfast in opposition.
Maryland Free State Politics	Free State Politics href=”http://www.freestatepolitics.us/showDiary.do;jsessionid=6773CB2B055EB0FEE57DCED71B4AFC86?diaryId=403%20″>catches the Baltimore examiner in right-wing health news coverage.
Massachusetts href=”http://www.bluemassgroup.com”>BlueMassGroup	While former Governor Mitt Romney href=”http://www.bluemassgroup.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=7897″>is embarrassed about being a Republican, current Governor Deval Patrick is busy bringing reality-based decisions to Beacon Hill.
Michigan href=”http://www.michiganliberal.com”>Michigan Liberal	Republican Rep. Joe Knollenberg shows that href=”http://www.michiganliberal.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=9416″>he can run from Iraq questions too. Meanwhile, the State legislature has prolonged their vacation.
Minnesota href=”http://www.mncampaignreport.com”>Minnesota Campaign Report	Second quarter fundraising numbers are coming in. In Minnesota, their taking a look.
Mississippi href=”http://www.cottonmouthblog.com”>Cottonmouth Blog	The effects of Katrina linger on for the Mississippi coast, don’t let it be forgotten.
Missouri href=”http://www.firedupmissouri.com”>Fired Up! Missouri	How much does it cost to bribe, er… encourage, Gov. Matt Blunt? Now, you too can find out.
Montana Left in the West	How bad is it becoming for Republican’s in Montana? Well, a state Senator says href=”http://www.leftinthewest.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=732″>he might vote for Democrat Max Baucus for Senate and the GOP doesn’t really push back.
Nebraska New Nebraska	The Nebraska governor’s office href=”http://newnebraska.net/2007/07/why-is-dave-heineman-so-scared-of-s-e-x.html”>wants nothing to do with sex. Nothing. Of any kind. And this time they mean it.
New Hampshire href=”http://www.bluehampshire.com”>Blue Hampshire	Senators Gregg and Sununu href=”http://www.bluehampshire.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1381″>can’t seem to make up their mind on Iraq.
New Jersey Blue Jersey	Tomorrow Jim Dean, chair of DFA, href=”http://www.bluejersey.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=5168″>talks with Blue Jersey Radio. Maybe they’ll mention how their Republican congressmen rolled over to President Bush on Iraq.
New Mexico New Mexico FBIHOP	Heather Wilson has href=”http://nmfbihop.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=307″>not just one, but two challengers lining up to get a chance at her seat.
New York href=”http://www.thealbanyproject.com”>the albany project	New York firefighters are href=”http://www.thealbanyproject.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1009″>talking about the real Rudy Giuliani. It should come as no surprise that he isn’t the same person he plays on TV.
New York Daily Gotham	And about that Rudy and the Firefighters spat… href=”http://www.dailygotham.com/blog/bouldin/republican_knifefight”>Fred Thompson’s all over it.
North Carolina Blue NC	A recent href=”http://bluenc.com/ppp-survey%3A-elizabeth-dole-vs.-grier-martin”>PPP Poll shows State Representative Grier Martin with a fair chance of retiring Senator Elizabeth Dole if he were to challenge her in the 2008 elections. BlueNC community members have been busy with href=”http://bluenc.com/urgent%3A-action-needed-on-voter-owned-elections-bill”>several action href=”http://bluenc.com/call-burr-and-dole”>plans and are celebrating the passage of href=”http://bluenc.com/call-a-young-democrat-today#comment-60652″>Same Day Voter Registration legislation that was championed by the Young Dems of North Carolina.
North Dakota href=”http://www.northdecoder.com”>North Decoder	Republican’s href=”http://www.northdecoder.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=1″>aren’t the party of small government, not even in North Dakota.
Ohio As Ohio Goes	Read a book review of the behind-the-scenes look into Rep-now-Sen. Sherrod Brown’s campaign run Connie Schultz’s new book, “… and His Lovely Wife: A Memoir from the Woman Beside the Man”
Ohio href=”http://www.buckeyestateblog.com”>Buckeye State Blog	Buckeye State Blog has a week full of top notch posts… this one stands out for the images, href=”http://www.buckeyestateblog.com/breaking_the_ohio_gops_dc_madam_connection_prostitutes%20″>Breaking: The Ohio GOP’s DC Madam Connection. Prostitutes!
Oklahoma blue oklahoma	Republican Tom Coburn href=”http://www.blueoklahoma.org/showDiary.do?diaryId=145″>doesn’t care about family values.
Oregon href=”http://loadedorygun.blogspot.com”>Loaded Orygun	Loaded Orygun is href=”http://loadedorygun.blogspot.com/2007/07/coming-sunday-loadedorygunnet.html”>becoming a community blog (SoapBlox) on Sunday. That’s all the better for encouraging programs like href=”http://loadedorygun.blogspot.com/2007/07/oregonians-for-relationship-equality.html”>Oregonians for Relationship Equality.
Pennsylvania Keystone Politics	Keystone Politics covers some far weightier issues this week, but this may be the lamest excuse ever for being caught in questionable circumstances.
Rhode Island Rhode Island’s Future	Rhode Island’s Democratic activists href=”http://rifuture.org/blog/2007/07/11/the-rhode-island-lineup-for-08″>are lining up behind Presidential candidates.
South Dakota href=”http://www.cleancutkid.com”>Clean Cut Kid	Is open government coming to South Dakota? It remains to be seen.
Tennessee Knox Views	The evolution of the South href=”http://www.knoxviews.com/node/5045″>is coming to Eastern Tennesee.
Texas href=”http://www.burntorangereport.com”>Burnt Orange Report	The death of the Republican party in Texas? Burnt Orange Report takes stock of how extremists have created electoral turmoil for the Republicans of Texas.
Texas Texas Kaos	Rick Noriega is announcing the href=”http://www.texaskaos.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=3578″>beginning of his bid to unseat John Cornyn.
Utah Wasatch Watcher	Salt Lake City is looking for a new major and href=”http://www.wasatchwatcher.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=235″>Keith Christensen is being considered.
Vermont href=”http://www.greenmountaindaily.com”>Green Mountain Daily	Democrats href=”http://www.greenmountaindaily.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1404″>failed to override the Republican governor’s veto of their energy bill. Here’s the next step.
Virginia href=”http://www.raisingkaine.com”>Raising Kaine	Raising Kaine speculates how Virginia might looks with a different Senator in “How About a Trade? Webb For McConnell“
Washington WashBlog	Efforts to href=”http://www.washblog.com/story/2007/7/12/91422/0755″>stop electronic voting in Washington state continue.
West Virginia West Virginia Blue	When West Virginia Blue isn’t busy href=”http://www.wvablue.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=680″>calling out biased newspaper coverage they’re busy noting how href=”%20http://www.wvablue.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=697″>ineffective the advocates for vulnerable Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito’s (WV-02) are.
Wisconsin Uppity Wisconsin	The Wisconsin Assembly’s GOP href=”http://www.uppitywis.org/assembly-gops-self-destructive-budget”>revealed their idea of a state budget. Surprise, surprise, it looks awfully cynical and partisan.