Last year, Sen. Larry Craig made an unforgettable visit to the men’s restroom in Minneapolis, and now Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) is poised to join him in the hall of shame with allegations that America’s longest-serving GOP senator took hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from oil executives.
As Republicans try to claw their way back to respectability before an election cycle that could plunge them even deeper into the congressional minority, they’re instead pushed back into the familiar role of damage control. The news of Stevens’ indictment can undo any progress the party has made in rebuilding voters’ trust. Instead of purging corruption, Stevens’ debacle may do even more damage to the Republican brand.
As for how the Freepi are taking the Stevens sitch:
I never liked this guy. I could tell that he was a greedy, corrupt scumbag.
Seven charges of making false statements.
Politicans are legally allowed to lie. This goes nowhere, but Stevens is 86 and deserves to retire and go on the Veterans’ Dinner talk circuit.
Newsflash: There are leftists crawling all over Justice. Bush didn’t do nearly enough to fumigate the place.
If not for RINOs there wouldn’t be enough Rs to fill a city bus.
A.
If not for RINOs there wouldn’t be enough Rs to fill a city bus.
Silly Freeper, Republicans don’t take city buses! It’s a Hummer limo or nothin!
but A, did you note this Paster Prettyboy’s last sentence?
Congressional Democrats are counting on that effect again this year; the irony would be that as government grows so will opportunities for and incidences of corruption.
Because it’s government itself that causes corruption and perjury and sexual hijinks. It’s not the people themselves. It’s government…
Government does this, virgo, because government is inherently FASCIST.
I know this because of Jonah’s learnings.
A.
Galactic Dustbin, you took the words right out of my mouth.
Newsflash: There are leftists crawling all over Justice. Bush didn’t do nearly enough to fumigate the place.
Boggle.
Hasd this guy missed all the hearings and DoJ investigations that said Goodling et albroke the fucking law and violated DoJ policy?
Did he miss the bit where they turned down a guy who voted for McCain in the 2000 primary because he wasn’t a “loyal Bushie”?
so Jonah learned you, eh?
We’re lucky Stevens is even getting prosecuted. It had to be so blatent that it just couldn’t be ignored.
Under Bush, the “Justice” Department is just another “Clear Skies” Initiative.
ugh. i read this. now my brain is contaminated.