Senator Ted Stevens Is Indicted on Corruption Charges

[Wretched Excess]

Alaska Senator Is Indicted on Corruption Charges

WASHINGTON — Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, the longest-serving Republican senator in United States history and a figure of great influence in Washington as well as in his home state, has been indicted on federal corruption charges.

Mr. Stevens, 84, was indicted on seven counts of falsely reporting income. The charges are related to renovations on his home and to gifts he has received. They arise from an investigation that has been under way for more than a year, in connection with the senator’s relationship with a businessman who oversaw the home-remodeling project.

The indictment will surely reverberate through the November elections. Mr. Stevens, who has been in the Senate for 40 years, is up for re-election this year. Mark Begich, a popular Democratic mayor of Anchorage, hopes to supplant him.

The Justice Department scheduled a news conference for Tuesday afternoon to announce the indictment.

Republicans on Capitol Hill were already jittery over a lobbying and influence-peddling scandal related to the lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who is now in prison. Mr. Stevens’s troubles are not linked to that affair. Instead, they stem from his ties to an oil executive whose company won millions of dollars in federal contracts with the help of Mr. Stevens, whose home in Alaska was almost doubled in size in the renovation project.

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[mamacags]

What a freaking tool!!!

[Wretched Excess]

What a freaking tool!!!

this is going to be a lot of fun to have to deal with in the next few months . . . I can already hear nancy pelosi
dusting of that retarded "culture of corruption" mantra.

[Lord Undies]

I wonder if he had money in his freezer.  Culture of corruption?  My regards William Jefferson and Harry Reid.

[Wretched Excess]

I wonder if he had money in his freezer.  Culture of corruption?  My regards William Jefferson and Harry Reid.

yeah, but "your guys are as corrupt as my guys" isn't much of a defense, though.  perhaps this will just drive
the approval ratings of the democrat controlled congress into the lower single digits.

[Jim]

I guess that bridge to nowhere is gone for good now....

I won't miss that jerk.

[djones520]

Sure, the right has it's asshats a well.  But when found out, we take them to task.  We don't sit there and make excuses for them, we hit them with the book and push them into obscurity.

The day the right has murderers, racists, and child molesters running this government, will be the day I listen to any Democrat talk shit about how corrupt we are.

[Rebel]

Sure, the right has it's asshats a well.  But when found out, we take them to task.  We don't sit there and make excuses for them, we hit them with the book and push them into obscurity.

The day the right has murderers, racists, and child molesters running this government, will be the day I listen to any Democrat talk shit about how corrupt we are.

Why DJ, have you crossed? 

[Rebel]

BTW, all one has to do is compare Stevens to William Jefferson, D-La.

One's still serving, the other is about to be forced to resign.

[djones520]

Sure, the right has it's asshats a well.  But when found out, we take them to task.  We don't sit there and make excuses for them, we hit them with the book and push them into obscurity.

The day the right has murderers, racists, and child molesters running this government, will be the day I listen to any Democrat talk shit about how corrupt we are.

Why DJ, have you crossed? 

I've always associated myself to the right.  I just have liberal tendencies.   

[rich_t]

Sure, the right has it's asshats a well.  But when found out, we take them to task.  We don't sit there and make excuses for them, we hit them with the book and push them into obscurity.

The day the right has murderers, racists, and child molesters running this government, will be the day I listen to any Democrat talk shit about how corrupt we are.

Why DJ, have you crossed? 

I've always associated myself to the right.  I just have liberal tendencies.   

There is a cure for that.

 

[Crazy Horse]

Sure, the right has it's asshats a well.  But when found out, we take them to task.  We don't sit there and make excuses for them, we hit them with the book and push them into obscurity.

The day the right has murderers, racists, and child molesters running this government, will be the day I listen to any Democrat talk shit about how corrupt we are.

Why DJ, have you crossed? 

I laughed when I read that comment by Dj...................amazing how far along grasshopper has come

[Chris_]

What a freaking tool!!! :thatsright:

this is going to be a lot of fun to have to deal with in the next few months . . . I can already hear nancy pelosi
dusting of that retarded "culture of corruption" mantra. :whatever:

It worked.  When will the RNC and Conservatives realize the Left has grabbed onto Hitler's favorite axiom: "a lie repeated often enough becomes the truth"???

If we lose big this election cycle, it is because we ceded the high ground to unaddressed democrat lies.

[Duke Nukum]

What a freaking tool!!!

this is going to be a lot of fun to have to deal with in the next few months . . . I can already hear nancy pelosi
dusting of that retarded "culture of corruption" mantra.

It worked.  When will the RNC and Conservatives realize the Left has grabbed onto Hitler's favorite axiom: "a lie repeated often enough becomes the truth"???

If we lose big this election cycle, it is because we ceded the high ground to unaddressed democrat lies.

Well, you know, the Republican Party already ceded a political philosophy that works for Liberalism Lite which, they think, allows them to be at least a little bit corrupt, maybe they think if they look past Democrat corruption they will be safer to take the kick-backs and what-not?

[Chris_]

What a freaking tool!!! :thatsright:

this is going to be a lot of fun to have to deal with in the next few months . . . I can already hear nancy pelosi
dusting of that retarded "culture of corruption" mantra. :whatever:

It worked.  When will the RNC and Conservatives realize the Left has grabbed onto Hitler's favorite axiom: "a lie repeated often enough becomes the truth"???

If we lose big this election cycle, it is because we ceded the high ground to unaddressed democrat lies.

Well, you know, the Republican Party already ceded a political philosophy that works for Liberalism Lite which, they think, allows them to be at least a little bit corrupt, maybe they think if they look past Democrat corruption they will be safer to take the kick-backs and what-not?

I am not sure what that means.  I do know the Republicans and some Conservatives have been "taking the high ground" and that worked great in 2006, didn't it?

[rich_t]

and that worked great in 2006, didn't it?

It sure did for the democrats.

[Duke Nukum]

What a freaking tool!!!

this is going to be a lot of fun to have to deal with in the next few months . . . I can already hear nancy pelosi
dusting of that retarded "culture of corruption" mantra.

It worked.  When will the RNC and Conservatives realize the Left has grabbed onto Hitler's favorite axiom: "a lie repeated often enough becomes the truth"???

If we lose big this election cycle, it is because we ceded the high ground to unaddressed democrat lies.

Well, you know, the Republican Party already ceded a political philosophy that works for Liberalism Lite which, they think, allows them to be at least a little bit corrupt, maybe they think if they look past Democrat corruption they will be safer to take the kick-backs and what-not?

I am not sure what that means.  I do know the Republicans and some Conservatives have been "taking the high ground" and that worked great in 2006, didn't it?

I'm saying that the Republicans threw out conservatism so they could be corrupt like the dems and they think if they overlook the dems corruption, they can get away with their own corruption.  But they never get it.  They gave us McCainez because they thought the media would fawn over him  as happened in 2000.  There's a reason the Republican Party is oft times known as The Stupid Party.  I don't see anybody taking the high ground.

[Chris_]

and that worked great in 2006, didn't it?

It sure did for the democrats.

My point exactly.

[THA HOUSTON PIMP IS IN DA HOUZ!]

BTW, all one has to do is compare Stevens to William Jefferson, D-La.

One's still serving, the other is about to be forced to resign.

as usual, great point Rebel.

We (the Right) don't circle the wagons around GOPers that cross the line.

The Left, on the other hand, consider this kind of offense as a badge of honor or something.   And then they circle the wagons and blame the VRWC.

Stevens made such poor choices and ruined his record.   I chalk it up to supreme hubris.

What part of not taking special favors from lobbyists do these guys not understand?

[asdf2231]

I hope this clown gets slapped into a Federal Pound You In The Ass prison for a couple of years as a warning to the rest of the insane house and senate clowne posse.

This shit HAS to stop.

[Bluesuiter-Retired]

BTW, all one has to do is compare Stevens to William Jefferson, D-La.

One's still serving, the other is about to be forced to resign.

as usual, great point Rebel.

The Left, on the other hand, consider this kind of offense as a badge of honor or something....   

A good example is Billy blow job Klinton considered his impeachment as a badge of honor.  Too bad the senate didn't have the balls to throw him out of office.

[Lord Undies]

I wonder if he had money in his freezer.  Culture of corruption?  My regards William Jefferson and Harry Reid.

yeah, but "your guys are as corrupt as my guys" isn't much of a defense, though.  perhaps this will just drive
the approval ratings of the democrat controlled congress into the lower single digits.

I never meant it to be a defense.  It should be a point of shame.  The difference is how these corrupt bastards are treated. 

Taking the "high road" has gotten the republicans nowhere.  Stevens should hang on to his seat until formally convicted.  It works for democrats.  Every time. 

[NHSparky]

I wonder if he had money in his freezer.  Culture of corruption?  My regards William Jefferson and Harry Reid.

yeah, but "your guys are as corrupt as my guys" isn't much of a defense, though.  perhaps this will just drive
the approval ratings of the democrat controlled congress into the lower single digits.

I never meant it to be a defense.  It should be a point of shame.  The difference is how these corrupt bastards are treated. 

Taking the "high road" has gotten the republicans nowhere.  Stevens should hang on to his seat until formally convicted.  It works for democrats.  Every time. 

And if he tries that, he'll be crucified in the MSM and by the Democrats, but I repeat myself.

[Lord Undies]

I wonder if he had money in his freezer.  Culture of corruption?  My regards William Jefferson and Harry Reid.

yeah, but "your guys are as corrupt as my guys" isn't much of a defense, though.  perhaps this will just drive
the approval ratings of the democrat controlled congress into the lower single digits.

I never meant it to be a defense.  It should be a point of shame.  The difference is how these corrupt bastards are treated. 

Taking the "high road" has gotten the republicans nowhere.  Stevens should hang on to his seat until formally convicted.  It works for democrats.  Every time. 

And if he tries that, he'll be crucified in the MSM and by the Democrats, but I repeat myself.

Yes, I am aware of that reality.  The fact that Stevens has claim to be innocent should be reinforced by not acting guilty - regardless of the press.  The corrupt democrats never make a move towards resigning or withdrawing until all options have been exhausted.  The Republicans should do the same.  Tom DeLay should still be holding his head high, for example.  He is gone, yet guilty of nothing.

[Airwolf]

I hope this clown gets slapped into a Federal Pound You In The Ass prison for a couple of years as a warning to the rest of the insane house and senate clowne posse.

This shit HAS to stop.

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