Free at last, free at last…
“Corrupt politicians” is the same old song in America and abroad. As jaded as many of us are, it is a rare and pleasant surprise to find someone who is honest, someone who spends less time trying to regulate away useful public products like cash advance loans and more time dealing with issues that help their constituency long-term.
In spite of his recent exoneration, Ted Stevens, former Alaska senator, does not qualify as one of those Mr. Smiths that too rarely make the trek to Washington…
An architect of the Gravina Island Bridge deal
Pareene writes for Gawker that Stevens is no longer a convicted felon. He rides over his Bridge to Nowhere and off into the sunset. This comes in the face of Stevens’ previous conviction on “seven counts of making false statements on financial disclosure forms to hide about $250,000 in gifts and free renovations to his Alaska home,” reported the
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