Al Franken...is this for real?

[Happy Monkey]

Now they want a do-over in Alaska.

[TGRR]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Now they want a do-over in Alaska.

After 2000, this trend is hilarious in a way I wouldn't have thought possible.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Stevens was in congress for 40 years, and like most (all?) of those long-timers he felt he was entitled to any perks he could get away with. It's very hard to prosecute these clowns because of the power and connections they have. Witnesses are intimidated, and usually covering their own ass, so to build a case prosecutors usually have to nail the witness and offer a plea bargain to get them to testify. That frustration on the part of the prosecutors sometimes makes them over zealous feeling the end justifies the means, and that's not right either.

If the damn voters would do their job we wouldn't have this problem.

[TGRR]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Stevens was in congress for 40 years, and like most (all?) of those long-timers he felt he was entitled to any perks he could get away with. It's very hard to prosecute these clowns because of the power and connections they have. Witnesses are intimidated, and usually covering their own ass, so to build a case prosecutors usually have to nail the witness and offer a plea bargain to get them to testify. That frustration on the part of the prosecutors sometimes makes them over zealous feeling the end justifies the means, and that's not right either.

If the damn voters would do their job we wouldn't have this problem.

It's Alaska. They voted for Palin. What do you expect?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Palin certainly wasn't ready for prime time but for Alaskans she was the lesser evil. She did OK by them for the most part, as they weren't affected by her very much in their day to day lives. Alaskans have daily concerns that make crooked politicians pale by comparison.

[TGRR]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Palin certainly wasn't ready for prime time but for Alaskans she was the lesser evil. She did OK by them for the most part, as they weren't affected by her very much in their day to day lives. Alaskans have daily concerns that make crooked politicians pale by comparison.

Volcanoes, for example?

TGRR,
Reasonable certain Bobby Jindal isn't "Mr Popularity" around Mount Redoubt.

[xoxoxoBruce]

I think I'd be safe in saying, to Alaskans, Mt Redoubt is orders of magnitude more of a concern than Jindal.

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Now they want a do-over in Alaska.

"The Alaska Republican Party…believes that current Senator Mark Begich should resign his position to allow for a new, special election, so Alaskans may have the chance to vote for a senator without the improper influence of the corrupt Department of Justice,"** the Alaska Republican Party's Web site states.

**of the administration which they blindly supported through two terms.

At least they weren't trying to go to court to get the election overturned. That would have been priceless. What's sad is that if it did get up to the Supreme Court, they might have actually found 2 or 3 justices to go for it. Their main reason for not doing it is a) it's legally indefensible b) after Bush v Gore it would have been politically suicidal and c) an overturned election would have given the Democrats a shot at the seat.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by richlevy

**of the administration which they blindly supported through two terms.

At least they weren't trying to go to court to get the election overturned. That would have been priceless. What's sad is that if it did get up to the Supreme Court, they might have actually found 2 or 3 justices to go for it. Their main reason for not doing it is a) it's legally indefensible b) after Bush v Gore it would have been politically suicidal and c) an overturned election would have given the Democrats a shot at the seat.

The old fart is really coming of age. His time is up. But if all of this happened before the election he very well could have been re-elected.