Thoughts on Ted Stevens losing re-election
Written by Mike on November 18th, 2008Senator Ted Stevens from Alaska, the king of corruption himself, will not be returning to the US Senate in 2009. And thank God for that. While this puts the GOP’s ability to filibuster the Democrats in an even more precarious position it also means that one of the most recalcitrant, shady, money grubbing individuals in the GOP Senate caucus will no longer be there to darken the good name of the conservatives who are trying to reform the party.
I would rather we lose with honor than win with miserable scumbags like Ted Stevens in our party. What is the point of winning elections if all we end up doing is give crooks like Ted Stevens (and Don Young) the power to enrich themselves and their friends?
This gives the Democrats 58 seats now with two GOP incumbents still battling it out in Minnesota and Georgia. With both Socialist Bernie Sanders and Neo-con Joe Lieberman caucusing as independents it would seem the Democrats have already achieved their 60 vote super-majority on almost every issue but foreign policy.
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I would go a step further in reforming the GOP party. We should have our OWN ethics panel and do what the Congress wont in most cases. Especially when it comes to one of our own. KICK THEIR ASS out of the PARTY!
It may cost a few seats here and there but I think the perception of public to us taking care of our own problems would be a huge campaign issue for us. We could send a message that we won’t put up with people like this in our party….
The day you are under investigation should be the day that you are suspended from the GOP and it should be made public as quick as the party could do it.
We should, as a party, force them to be more ethical than the law or rules of Congress even require…
Adopt this proposal and watch the fleas jump off the dog.
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I think Lieberman and Sanders are included in that 58.
I am glad Stevens is gone, but I was hoping that he would win his reelection. The Senate was getting ready to take up expelling him if he won and then Palin could have appointed a replacement for him. Now we are stuck with Begich for probably the next 30 years in a state that should have been safe.