STEVENS INDICTED!!!
That's right. Senator Ted Stevens, who's been representing us on Capitol Hill for almost 40 years, was indicted today on seven federal counts of filing false financial disclosures. He may have issued a statement intending to prove his innocence, but it appears that the damage has already been done as he's up for re-election this year.
So, what was the smoking gun? Stevens accepted more than $250,000 in gifts from VECO Corp. and its CEO Bill Allen (no relation); most of them were for renovations of the senator's Girdwood home. Stevens failed to disclose all these, which led to the indictments.
The big question stemming now is, and I've been saying this infinite times: WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN??????? Like I said before, Stevens is up for re-election this year, and it looks like it's curtains for him. Mark Begich, the Democratic candidate for Senator who's also the mayor of Anchorage (for now), is itching to pump some much needed new blood in Washington in the hopes of picking up where his father left off.
In 1972, a small plane carrying Congressmen Nick Begich of Alaska and Hale Boggs of Louisiana disappeared during a flight from Anchorage to Juneau; a massive search and rescue effort by the Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force turned up nothing after 39 days. As a result, Begich was declared dead, and a special election to replace him was called; Republican Don Young won.
Young on the other hand, has also faced scrutiny over the last few years, but in the 2006 mid-terms Diane Benson surely gave him a run for their money. Now she and Ethan Berkowitz are fighting for the Democratic ticket while Young is slugging with Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell on the Republican side. With Lisa Murkowski waiting till 2010 to see if she'll get her just desserts, the Alaska congressional battle this year is surely going to be much sweeter.
And as far as Stevens is concerned? Make no mistake about it: It's over. Give it up. So long and stay strong.
So, what was the smoking gun? Stevens accepted more than $250,000 in gifts from VECO Corp. and its CEO Bill Allen (no relation); most of them were for renovations of the senator's Girdwood home. Stevens failed to disclose all these, which led to the indictments.
The big question stemming now is, and I've been saying this infinite times: WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN??????? Like I said before, Stevens is up for re-election this year, and it looks like it's curtains for him. Mark Begich, the Democratic candidate for Senator who's also the mayor of Anchorage (for now), is itching to pump some much needed new blood in Washington in the hopes of picking up where his father left off.
In 1972, a small plane carrying Congressmen Nick Begich of Alaska and Hale Boggs of Louisiana disappeared during a flight from Anchorage to Juneau; a massive search and rescue effort by the Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force turned up nothing after 39 days. As a result, Begich was declared dead, and a special election to replace him was called; Republican Don Young won.
Young on the other hand, has also faced scrutiny over the last few years, but in the 2006 mid-terms Diane Benson surely gave him a run for their money. Now she and Ethan Berkowitz are fighting for the Democratic ticket while Young is slugging with Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell on the Republican side. With Lisa Murkowski waiting till 2010 to see if she'll get her just desserts, the Alaska congressional battle this year is surely going to be much sweeter.
And as far as Stevens is concerned? Make no mistake about it: It's over. Give it up. So long and stay strong.
7 comments:
Kelly Clarkson is better than Britney Johnnya!!
Lauren Conrad should be mentioned on this blog.
Johnnya98_97???? Why are you still around?
Kelly Clarkson is sexy,Johnnya. Put her in the Sexy poll.
Why no news about Lauren Conrad,Johnnya?
Johnnya98_97 is busy with his Britney Spears club.
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