In the last couple days, there have been several posts across the blogosphere citing what various candidates running for Congress have said on FISA and retroactive immunity for the telecoms.  But so far, it's been all over the map.  I'll try to corral all their statements into this diary, so you can see who the "good guys" are.

First, let's start off with the current House and Senate members who voted against this bill.  They do deserve credit, as it's their jobs on the line.

Follow me below the fold to see the dozens of Democratic challengers who are standing up for the Constitution, and are against this FISA bill and retroactive immunity.

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Today, it was my plan to start focusing less on presidential diaries and more on Congressional races. But, thanks to John McCain, I have the opportunity to write a diary that focuses on a little of both. As we all know, the corrupt Rick Renzi is retiring to face a grand jusry, but it gets even better. McCain is doing his best to help Democrats win this seat According to the progressive blog Down With Tyranny! McCain has decided to endorse a candidate who used his ifluence to get his rapist son out of jail.

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Newly indicted GOP Rep. Rick Renzi (AZ-01) has stepped down as one of John McCain's Arizona co-chairs but is refusing to resign from congress before his term is up.

"I will not resign and take on the cloak of guilt because I am innocent," Renzi told FOX News. "My legal team of Reid Weingarten and Kelly Kramer will handle these legal issues while I continue to serve my constituents."

Renzi returned to his Capitol Hill office Monday evening for the first time since the 35-count indictment was issued Friday.

Renzi, a three-term congressmen, already said he would not seek re-election. In the sweeping indictment, federal authorities charged Renzi with a host of charges connected to a land-swap arrangement Renzi tried to execute in Arizona. His initial court appearance is scheduled for March 6.

Renzi's stubbornness is irking House Minority Leader John Boehner -- a paragon of strict standards for his colleagues if there ever was one (!) -- who has apparently been pressuring Renzi to step down since the indictment came down on Friday.

"I have made it clear that I will hold our Members to the highest standards of ethical conduct," Boehner said. "The charges contained in this indictment are completely unacceptable for a Member of Congress, and I strongly urge Rep. Renzi to seriously consider whether her can continue to effectively represent his constituents under these circumstances."

Sounds downright reasonable, doesn't he? The answer, of course, is that no, of course Renzi can't be a true representative of his constituents if he's fighting for his legal life, a point progressive Democratic AZ-01 challenger Howard Shanker made quite eloquently in his statement on the indictment on Friday:

It is unfortunate that Mr. Renzi has had to go through this protracted criminal investigation culminating to date in his federal indictment. It is, however, even more unfortunate that the people of Congressional District 1 have had to live in the shadow of Mr. Renzi's asserted dirty dealings for so long. Mr. Renzi, who previously withdrew from his committee assignments, has not been focused on helping his constituents, our Congressional District, or our Country, for almost a year. It is unfortunate that we can hold so little faith or trust in our elected representatives. It is time to fix this problem. It is time for Mr. Renzi to step down, so that his seat can be filled by a public servant who is dedicated to the honest and effective representation of the people of Congressional District 1 and this great Nation.

Howie has more on the Blue America-endorsed Shanker over at Down With Tyranny. The primary's not until September but he could use all the help he can get today.

Swing State Project lists this district as a PVI of R+2.2, which means this is going to be a top tier race, let's make sure we have the best candidate competing for the seat in November (more and better...) Check out Howard Shanker's website HERE.

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The full rankings are available on Campaign Diaries.

Plenty of action in House races since our first ratings came out in mid-September. This is recruitment and retirement season in the House, and Ohio has been the center of it all, with three Republicans retiring, two of them in very competitive districts (OH-15 and OH-16). Democrats have had better news on the recruitment front as well (look at AK-AL, FL-24, IL-11 and MN-06), but Republicans reply that they are very satisfied with their newest candidates in NM-01 and OH-07...

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Full Article Here: http://www.cqpolitics.com/2007/08/embatt led_gop_rep_renzi_to_ret.html

Basically this is one of the ethically challenged Republican Congressman who barely scathed by in 2006 and was a top target for 2008.  Well if things weren't looking easy enough...

Rick Renzi, a three-term Republican U.S. House member from Arizona, announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of the 110th Congress and will not seek re-election in 2008.

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