Stevens to Continue Re-election Campaign; Will the Convicted Criminal Be Able to Vote for Himself?

There is nothing at all vague about Ted Stevens' conviction and what it will mean. If he is not pardonned by Bush, he will be disbarred in Alaska,California and DC. He will lose his right to vote. He will likely be impeached by a 2/3 vote of the Senate and he will have his name removed from our Airport. Republicans who would vote for a felon are, as Wagner would put it, "real poodle noodles." They have made a pact with the devil.

Let's not forget...one of the folks that Stevens called in as a character witness: Colin Powell.

Hmm. Is he still a great judge of character? Just asking?

Psssssssst Jake?? McCain has called for Stevens to resign. Will that be satisfactory to you? Or do you need a personal note?

He is a disgrace and should resign.

Another corrupt republican. I'll pretend to be surprised.

Beldar,

Who cares? He will be convicted -- probably serve time, to. Sarah's next. Alaska's about to get cleaned up!

Most people did NOT know that Alaska was the alcoholic rape capital of the world until Palin put them on the map. Sort of puts Exxon Valdez in perspective a bit.

Obama/Biden 08!

Sarah Palin loves money. Sell her skin to Playboy? Not surprising! Starting off with little, she is now worth $1.2 Million.

She created a new Republican “no-tax but spend & spread the wealth” model:
–no taxes in Alaska (no sales tax, no income tax),
–hundreds of millions in "socialist welfare" (including thousand dollar checks to all),
–including the “Bridge to Nowhere” (flip-flopping for it before she was against it!),
–even hiring a D.C. lobbying firm to get millions while small-town mayor of Wasilla (pop. 7,000!),
–paying for this “spreadin of the wealth" by boondoggling taxpayers from the “other 49” for hundreds of millions (“I spend, you pay!”)
–and slyly covering her trail by babbling on about “government get out of my way” in the debate with Biden!

Sarah got creative with her wardrobe, too, spendin lavishly on herself:
–$4,716.49 on hair and makeup just through September,
-$22,800.00 on makeup Oct. 1-15,
–$5,102.71 at Bloomingdale’s New York,
–$9,447.71 at Macy’s in Minn.,
–$49,425.74 at Saks Fifth Avenue in St. Louis and NY
–$75,062.63 in a whopping’spendin spree at Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis (doggone it, she’s goin upscale on us real fast!).

Then there’s $21,012. for her three daughters’ 64 one-way and 12 round-trip commercial flights (paid by the state of Alaska, admirably provin Palin’s credentials as an equal-opportunity biller)!

Republicans used to belittle former Sen. John Edwards’ $400 haircut, but compared to Palin, that’s chump change!

Any lawyer who has a clue about criminal law -- and I'm one such -- will tell you that your question is a silly one, Tapper.

There hasn't even been a JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION entered against Stevens yet. Unless and until that happens, he's not a "convicted felon."

If his post-verdict motions succeed, a judgment of conviction may not ever be entered against him, or at least not until after another trial.

This has nothing to do with Stevens' particular situation, and I'm not arguing that he's a good guy or a bad guy or anything of the sort. I'm just telling you some very, very basic criminal law.

OK, since my last post below WestCoastMessenger has a new announcement. It's official. It's over. We have vote by mail in my state and I cast my final vote for........ Barack Obama!! Yep, for a fact. I know you people have heard me rail on about Obama week after week. I never said anything about the man that was not true. In fact, he's just another politician, contrary to his claims otherwise. At the end of the day, though, I voted for Obama to not just be a part of passing history, but to be a living part of history. I believe there are just as many racists in the Democratic Party as in the Republican Party. The Democrats put up a mediocre candidate as did the Republicans. Neither is qualified for the office, and neither offers the true leadership that we need at this time in history. Nonetheless, Barack Obama is barely OK and as such, I'm participating in the election of the first black man in history to the office of the President of the United States. It is time for change and that is a change, and perhaps the only change that can be proven. So my vote becomes an in your face vote to any and all racists out there. At the same time I don't like the age-based hate that has been directed towards McCain, it's equally unfair, but I only have one vote to get in your face about. I pray to God that I get a chance to make history later by voting for Hillary Clinton when you jerks are saying she's too old to run!!! Now let's go for sixty in the Senate!

Silly SaraH Socialist takes you gas money from 49 lower states and gives an "oil dividend" to drinking and fornicat--Alaskans who still have the highest sex crime in us Good to live in Socialist State.

Silly SaraH Socialist takes you gas money from 49 lower states and gives an "oil dividend" to drinking and fornicat--Alaskans who still have the highest sex crime in Alaska. Good to live in Socialist State.

Wow. Those Alaskan Republicans really got it made. Free designer clothes ($150K!) and free home renovations, too. Wow.

Obama/Biden 08!

Why didn't former Phil Gramm get charged with crimes for his role in the Enron scandal? He did not run for reelection, but the Republican Congress gave Gramm a pass, including his good friend John McCain

john redistribution of REVENUE which we (tax payers ) contribute to and we-the contributor reap the benefits from as in ssi, and redistribution of WEALTH-from the rich (profit earnings due to hard work and smart planning) are distinctly different.

sorry i don't have time to explain this further, off to class.

did i say that after our little DARLING JOHN EDWARDS nothing shocks me anymore!

STILL WAITING FOR ANY MCCAIN SUPPORTER WHO HAS THE BALLS TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION:

Is John McCain today willing to come out against all forms of 'redistributing the wealth', including:

A) the progressive tax code
B) Social Security
C) Medicare
D) unemployment insurance
E) all local property taxes
F) all local sales taxes

FOLLOW UP QUESTION:

Is John McCain a Socialist?

samhiguchi,

According to the ten commandments, thou shall not bear false witness.

John McCain is knowingly bearing false witness against Barack Obama since Obama is not a socialist by ANY DEFINITION that excludes John McCain.

No person who claims to be a Christian can vote for John McCain without violating the commandments.

stevens needs to talk to obama about acorn helping him vote-thousands of other felons are voting what the heck.

the acorn falls close to the tree.

jake while we are talking about voting rights, in my community the long term hospitalized (state hospital mentally ill patients) were bussed to the polls. witnesses reported that many could barely walk, or stand. it goes without saying that our secretary of state is a democrat.

So Sen. Ted "Moral Turpitude" Stevens still proclaims his innocence, eh? I'm shocked, I tell you, SHOCKED! (With all due apologies to Claude Rains' immortal Captain Renault in "Casablanca.")