Comments on: Ted Stevens SMASHED: Guilty On All Counts http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:21:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/#comment-1701935 MarkH Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:52:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/#comment-1701935 <blockquote><p>There could be some bargaining going on now - resign or go to jail. Also are there any implications for his retirement pay if he gets ousted vs. resigns</p></blockquote> <p>So long as he can’t ‘work’ who cares if he’s a ‘Senator’?<br /> Jail or go home? I say take his money. That’s what Repugs value most anyway.<br /> The gifts? Who gets ‘em? Can I have the hot tub and big screen t.v.?</p>

There could be some bargaining going on now – resign or go to jail. Also are there any implications for his retirement pay if he gets ousted vs. resigns

So long as he can’t ‘work’ who cares if he’s a ‘Senator’?
Jail or go home? I say take his money. That’s what Repugs value most anyway.
The gifts? Who gets ‘em? Can I have the hot tub and big screen t.v.?

]]> By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/#comment-1701929 MarkH Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:44:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/#comment-1701929 <blockquote><p>If we can pick off Saxby and Ms McConnell it will be Xmas all year long. Go Dems!</p></blockquote> <p>I see McConnell ads on local t.v. He’s actually accusing his opponent of manslaughter (or possibly murder) to fend off the Dem tide.</p> <p>It might backfire, but so far he (MM) still has a lead.</p>

If we can pick off Saxby and Ms McConnell it will be Xmas all year long. Go Dems!

I see McConnell ads on local t.v. He’s actually accusing his opponent of manslaughter (or possibly murder) to fend off the Dem tide.

It might backfire, but so far he (MM) still has a lead.

]]> By: JohnnyDetroit http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/#comment-1701858 JohnnyDetroit Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:25:23 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/#comment-1701858 <p>Maybe he didn’t know. But if he paid $160K, and VECO did over $400k of upgrades to his house in exchange, that is WAY against ethics rules. And he is a sitting senator in position to do big favors for Allen and VECO.<br /> Ignorance is no excuse. If it were, you could never convict anybody.</p> Maybe he didn’t know. But if he paid $160K, and VECO did over $400k of upgrades to his house in exchange, that is WAY against ethics rules. And he is a sitting senator in position to do big favors for Allen and VECO.
Ignorance is no excuse. If it were, you could never convict anybody.

]]> By: cinnamonape http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/#comment-1701845 cinnamonape Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:12:43 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/#comment-1701845 <p>If somehow Stevens is re-elected the obvious series of events would be that Sarah Palin would arrange that the Republicans in the Senate remove Stevens so she could appoint herself as his replacement.</p> <p>Thus she would escape a likely difficult re-election campaign in Alaska for six years as Senator. In addition she would evade the Alaskan Executive Branch Ethics laws which forbid an officer from accepting gratuities for appearing on TV or giving speeches. She’d be in Washington, D.C. able and willing to become the right-wings new Breck girl. </p> <p>This makes it that much more important for Begich to win. Do we want to here “Godz Drilla from Wazilla” for six years (or four) on Faux News?</p> If somehow Stevens is re-elected the obvious series of events would be that Sarah Palin would arrange that the Republicans in the Senate remove Stevens so she could appoint herself as his replacement.

Thus she would escape a likely difficult re-election campaign in Alaska for six years as Senator. In addition she would evade the Alaskan Executive Branch Ethics laws which forbid an officer from accepting gratuities for appearing on TV or giving speeches. She’d be in Washington, D.C. able and willing to become the right-wings new Breck girl.

This makes it that much more important for Begich to win. Do we want to here “Godz Drilla from Wazilla” for six years (or four) on Faux News?

]]> By: RevBev http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/#comment-1701759 RevBev Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:15:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/#comment-1701759 <p>Says she was elected to work on oil company corruption, blah blah blah, she will continue to monitor the situation…..</p> Says she was elected to work on oil company corruption, blah blah blah, she will continue to monitor the situation…..

]]> By: Synoia http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/#comment-1701749 Synoia Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:07:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/#comment-1701749 <p>Palin for Senator!!!</p> Palin for Senator!!!

]]> By: RevBev http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/#comment-1701745 RevBev Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:04:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/#comment-1701745 <p>“of his career”, sorry.</p> “of his career”, sorry.

]]> By: DennisofVeniceBeach http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/#comment-1701734 DennisofVeniceBeach Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:57:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/#comment-1701734 <p>60 seats in the Senate!!!!!!</p> 60 seats in the Senate!!!!!!

]]> By: RevBev http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/#comment-1701722 RevBev Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:50:05 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/#comment-1701722 <p>I just love it that he is the “longest serving Republican”, a very fitting symbol let alone the pinacle of her career.</p> I just love it that he is the “longest serving Republican”, a very fitting symbol let alone the pinacle of her career.

]]> By: MrWhy http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/#comment-1701709 MrWhy Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:40:46 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/ted-stevens-smashed-guilty-on-all-counts/#comment-1701709 <p><em>…nor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufjan_Stevens" rel="nofollow">Sufjan Stevens</a>, nor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie_Stevens" rel="nofollow">Connie Stevens</a>, … </em></p> …nor Sufjan Stevens, nor Connie Stevens, …

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