His voice, his experience, his passion needs to be heard across America.... There's a big difference between reality and perception [about] our relationship.

BREAKING! Did Stevens and Palin have an affair? Is she his secret love child? Just how much, exactly, does she know about his "passion"? What, exactly, is the nature of their "relationship," and in particular, what isn't widely perceived about it?

Call Drudge!

His voice, his experience, his passion needs to be heard across America.... There's a big difference between reality and perception [about] our relationship.

BREAKING! Did Stevens and Palin have an affair? Is she his secret love child? Just how much, exactly, does she know about his "passion"? What, exactly, is the nature of their "relationship," and in particular, what isn't widely perceived about it?

Call Drudge!

Palin wouldn't say whether or not she plans to vote for Stevens, and declined to say whether she believes he should step down.

Not surprising. After all, Sarah Palin doesn't say anything about real current events. Perhaps she's backed up in her multi-newspaper reading.

Gee, if they can't even disown a convicted felon who and what exactly are these mavericky reformers gonna reform? Isn't Stevens practically the paradigm for their supposed earmark jihad?

Next Wednesday, Palin goes back to Alaska, where a big chunk of the population is now thoroughly disgusted with her. She doesn't want to add a second chunk of Stevens backers, who are myriad and whose tentacled reach extends across Alaska politics and government, to the list of people who hate her.

Of course, the chance that Palin is confidently oblivious to all of that is pretty good.

Let's see. Clothes, Republican corruption, economy. Which would Palin prefer to talk about? She and McCain are having their "first live interview" on CNBC today at 1PM. Maybe someone will ask about a real issue. But which issue? And will Palin change the subject to second hand rag shops?

She doesn't want to add a second chunk of Stevens backers, who are myriad and whose tentacled reach extends across Alaska politics and government, to the list of people who hate her.

BINGO!!!!

She's waiting to see if there is any investigation of the same contractors that did Steven's house, and also were the "buddies" that helped Todd build the Palin's house.

Ya think?

She's waiting to see if there is any investigation of the same contractors that did Steven's house, and also were the "buddies" that helped Todd build the Palin's house.

Ya think?

Fun fact: Stevens is only the second person to hold his Senate seat from Alaska, and he was appointed to it after the original office holder, Bob Bartlett, died following heart surgery.

This isn't that strange. Palin needs Stevens to somehow win the seat so that she can slip into it once he ultimately resigns in disgrace.

I wonder what Senator Stevens knows about Gov. Palin's connections to Veco? Could this be a case of "you don't say bad things about me and I won't say bad things about you?"

I amnot sure you are correct to say that Steven can't vote for himself: the item you link to in daily kos provides the following:

Alaska law:

I was convicted of a felony, but have served my time and am on probation. Can I register to vote?

No. A convicted felon may not register to vote unless unconditionally discharged from custody. When you are no longer on probation, a copy of your discharge papers will allow you to register.

This statute goes to the issue of voter REGISTRATION. However, it does not go to the issue of VOTING, and I assume that Stevens is already registered to vote.

I am not a lawyer in Alaska and so do not pretend to have any knowledge of Alaska law, and I am not intending to be unduly picky here, but we need to distinguish between registration and voting. After all, isn't that the issue with ACORN versus reThugnant voter suppression efforts?

Derek

Two points:

1) This is going to test the soul mate thing...

2) I wouldn't be surprised if Alaska doesn't reelect Stevens. Here's why:

The place is rife with anti-US government sentiment. Todd Palin's membership in a secession party isn't a peculiarity, it's a vital clue to Alaska's true character.

Given that...
What better way for Alaskans to say "screw you America!" then to re-seat a right-wing wacko felon?

I think I'm gonna go ahead an call on McCain to resign for his part in the Keating Five scandal, then.

Stevens will apparently not be able to even cast a vote for himself, and hopes to become the first convicted felon ever elected to the U.S. Senate.
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Wouldn't that be something to give the people hope in these times. 'You've just been ripped off by the convicted felons that brought you...'

My nomination for best "Truth may not be the best policy" statement from last night!

After the verdict & after the prosecutors had their press conference, the Alaskan Republican Party held a press conference & proclaimed "We need to reelect Ted Stevens because he represents our values."

McCain has called on Stevens to resign from the Senate. No word from Palin.

Now that McCain has taken a position I'm sure Palin will back him up. You can't have the bottom of the ticket contradicting the top, and the GOP always runs a tight ship. Then again, they are a couple of mavericks, so you can't expect them to agree on everything. What could be more mavericky than saying you would like your state to be represented in the U.S. Senate by a convicted felon?

Palin is trying to morph Stevens conviction into a screed against Big Oil and more reason why she needs to be in power as a reformer. She’s slick when she can parrot a message.

Actually Alaska has a love-hate relationship with America. Those welfare queens in parkas posing as rugged individualists may hate us but they love the $1.85 in Federal money Alaska receives for every $1.00 it pays in Federal income taxes. (Unlike those pinko commie liberals in Connecticut who receive 73 cents.) They love the kickback they get on high energy prices. They simply adore not having to pay state income tax or state sales taxes.

The Alaskan Independence Party must have a hard time figuring out how they can escape all American laws and influence but still keep leeching off the American taxpayer.

If anyone reading this gets a chance to ask Palin a question during the interview, ask her what she meant when she ran to be the 1st Christian mayor of Wasilla. I'm sure our Jewish and Lutheran friends would like to know.

Am I just being nostalgic, or wasn't there a time in American history when politicians had shame? When an ethics violation or a felony conviction was understood to disqualify you from office?

Stevens will apparently not be able to even cast a vote for himself, and hopes to become the first convicted felon ever elected to the U.S. Senate.

How fitting - it is, after all, the Republican way.

Palin has done exactly the same thing as Stevens (her house was built by donors, directing government funds towards donors and cronies, getting her wardrob paid for with campaign funds). Even this lapdog MSM might start asking questions, especially after a November 4th Republican bloodbath.

I would love to see Palin model an orange jumpsuit and I think there's a reasonable chance of that happening. She is corrupt as hell and very bad at hiding it, she also burned a lot of bridges in Alaska so I bet the entire political establishment would be happy to cruxify her.

Sarah Palin has slipped a knife into the back of every mentor she has ever had. Don't worry, it's coming. She just hasn't figured out the specific angle yet.

Why the reluctance to criticize a man now that is now a convicted felon? Why not call for him to step down? Isn't that a no-brainer?

What does that say about the Governor of Alaska?

I doubt Stevens would return to the Senate, even if he won. Article I, section 5 of the Constitution allows each house the right to determine eligibilty for membership. I don't think a Republican-controlled Senate would seat a convicted felon.

Palin could appoint herself to the seat five days after he resigns or fails to be seated by the Senate, but she would face a run-off election, since there was more than 30 months left in Stevens' term.

His crimes are great, but are less than Palin's. He enriched himself, she has robbed from the taxpayers, sought revenge on perceived "enemies," has been a woeful parent, and is the apotheosis of a sociopath. She lies more easily than anyone since Stalin. A lot of people call her Bush in drag, but really--and this is richly "plumbing" the irony--is Auntie Jo. She chills the blood like Stalin. She would stuff McCain to get him ready for the rapture too. . .

That should read, "..._even_ a Republican-controlled Senate..."

Sorry.

OK no one and I mean no one, can mock Louisiana or Washington, DC politicians now.

One good thing that has come out of the Palin candidacy and Stevens' trial and conviction is that most of the people in the lower 48 are now aware of just how much those "welfare queens in parkas" [thanks, Mandy Cat @ 10:47] get from the rest of us. No state sales tax, no state income tax, but loads of pork. Who knew?