Coburn's GOP colleagues being tested by Harry Reid's "Coburn Omnibus"

From Josh Orton at MyDD, who knows how things operate in the Senate, comes this analysis of which GOP Senators have been willingly rolled by their obstructionist colleague, Tom Coburn. These are the Republican Senators who will either side with their own policy initiatives or side with Tom Coburn. Harry Reid is giving them that choice:

And since many of the bills were bipartisan, quite a few Republican Senators will find themselves in the awkward position of either voting for the legislation they introduced, or selling out their constituencies to play politics and vote with Coburn.

Here, in no particular order, is a list of such Senators, and the legislation they partnered on:

Senator Thad Cochran - introduced - Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act (S. 999/HR 477)

Sen. Christopher S. Bond - introduced - Vision Care for Kids Act (HR 507/S. 1117)

Sen. Sam Brownback- introduced- Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act (S. 1810/HR 3112)

Sen Domenici, Pete V - introduced - Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act (S. 2304/HR 3992)

Sen Vitter, David - introduced - Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography (S. 2869/HR 4136)

Sen Lugar, Richard G. - introduced - Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian Management Act (HR 1084/S. 613)

Sen Coleman, Norm - introduced - Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act (HR 1678/S. 840)

Sen Stevens, Ted - introduced - Ocean Exploration, Mapping & Research (HR 1834/HR 2400/S. 39)

Sen Snowe, Olympia J. - introduced - Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act (S. 950/HR 2342)

Sen Voinovich, George V. - introduced - Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2008 (S. 496)

Coburn blocked every one of those bills - and every one of them will be in Reid's package next week.

This is going to be interesting to watch. You know Reid is really sticking it to the Republicans when the above-the-fold headline of the Moonie Times screams "Bill jeered as omnibus earmark full of pork: Coburn vows to thwart Reid on $11 billion in pet projects." In fact, it's Coburn and his fellow Republicans who are being thwarted.

And, isn't it more than a little creepy that David Vitter has any legislation dealing with porn?