I said it over the summer when he was first indicted -- Ted Stevens' corruption necessitates his departure from the US Senate.

There remain serious issues for appeal, though, given the amount of prosecutorial misconduct during this trial. He may yet walk, or die before seeing the inside of a prison cell (he is 84, after all).

And let me say that I agree with Ed and Michelle -- to a point.

Â…the Republicans deserve to lose it for not doing a better job of defeating Stevens in the primary.

They are right -- we deserve to lose the seat for not getting rid of him.

However, I must admit that I still hopes he wins and takes his seat next January -- after which he should submit his immediate resignation from office. At that point, Alaska's Governor will appoint a Republican replacement -- and we could see a scenario in which Gov. Sarah Palin becomes Senator Sarah Palin -- making her the GOP front-runner for 2012.

Posted by: Greg at 12:17 PM | No Comments | Add Comment
Post contains 173 words, total size 1 kb.