Ted goes down the tubes
Goodbye crotchety ol' Ted Stevens! What a crook! But you were good for laughs sometimes -- like the time on the senate floor when you told us how the Internet works, that it's "not a truck, it's a series of tubes." We started calling it the Intertubes after that.
And Stevens was a member of the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation!
"ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid Tuesday, marking the downfall of a Washington political power and Alaska icon who couldn't survive a conviction on federal corruption charges. His defeat by Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich moves Senate Democrats within two seats of a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority.[..]"
So, it looks like the Senate will remain free of convicted felons...for the time being. Now all we have to do is get Freezer-Cash-Jefferson out of the House.
Even in a city of corrupt politicians, Stevens was a disgrace. Its shameful to think that Alaska almost reelected a senator who was found guilty of corruption by a jury of his peers.
Hmm...God is trying to tell Sarah Palin something...
At least we don't have to worry anymore that Gov. Palin will appoint herself to Stevens' senate seat. Looks like God just closed that cracked-open door.
Remember Gov. Palin? She recently flew into town to a swirling publicity blitz, pissed off all the governors by hogging the spotlight at their convention...then, what, flew back to the frozen reality of ethics complaints in Alaska?
Anyway, ol' Ted is gone and Alaska has partially redeemed itself...extra rides on the “snow machine” for everybody!!
