Ted Stevens indicted

If congressional Republicans aren't the most useless, corrupt bunch of fuck-ups ever to stink up the American landscape, I'll just poop.

Today, Ted Stevens, a Republican senator from Alaska since 1968, was indicted because he allegedly intentionally refused to disclose over $250,000 in gifts he got from businesspeople who sought his help on federal projects. The 7-count indictment accuses Stevens of lying about the gifts, which included a gas grill and improvements to his swanky mansion.

This is the guy who the Republicans made President Pro Tem a few years back? The position of President Pro Tem is third in line to be President. Stevens would have temporarily taken on presidential duties if Bush had major surgery and the Vice-President and Speaker of the House were unavailable to take on this task.

One of the people who gave gifts to Stevens was VECO's CEO Bill Allen, who got busted a while back for over $400,000 in corrupt payments to Alaska politicians.

And all this time, when they talked about how the Senate had banned gifts to members, I bet you thought it meant Dick Lugar wouldn't be getting any 'My Little Pony' coloring books for his birthday. Maybe that's what Ted Stevens thought it meant.

Stevens was already facing a tough reelection fight, and now he's got an indictment to deal with. It looks like Election Day may have some laugh potential at Stevens's expense.

(Source: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/election2008/story/45824.html)