I can't believe Alaskans elected a convicted felon.

[sandrakae]

WTF kind of people are living up there?

[Blue_In_AK]

1. Uh...well, some of us are pretty cool. n/t

[sandrakae]

8. No offense intended to the ones that didn't vote for him.

[AllieB]

2. I thought that they hadn't called it yet.

They were counting the provisional and absebtee ballots.

[Blue_In_AK]

10. They haven't.

There are still 50,000 ballots out.

[billyoc]

3. Republicans.

[Aqaba]

4. Apparently the counting is not over yet... see this link from KOS

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/11/5/19356/0624/899/655060">AK-Sen: The Alaska situation

[last1standing]

5. Which one?

Are you talking about he one who was convicted of taking bribes from the oil companies or the one who was found to have violated Alaska ethics codes?

Either way, I think we should sell the whole Damned state back to the Russians.

[Taverner]

6. I'm guessing AK got 'Diebolded'

It could be the concession the RNC made to Palin

After all, Stevens wins, gets booted out of the Senate and she can appoint herself in.

[sandrakae]

11. She can't appoint. They have a special election.

[KamaAina]

7. Reid said he would oppose the convicted felon's being seated.

Which, if the Senate concurred (Inouye will back Stevens until his dying day, and Lieberman might have officially switched to (R) by then) would eventually lead to a special election, in which Inmate No. 3275693B wouldn't be eligible to run; he qualified this time because he wasn't yet a convicted felon when he filed.

edit: speculation

[gollygee]

9. Are felons allowed to vote there?

It's weird that felons can't vote in some places and can be Senators in others.

[bklyncowgirl]

12. Why not, the good people of Louisiana re-elected Cold Cash Jefferson

Sometimes partisanship trumps decency and common sense.

[Blue_In_AK]

13. Cold Cash Jefferson

is Ted Stevens' role model. :rofl: Or vice versa?

[bklyncowgirl]

15. A crook is a crook is a crook

Whether he's wearing a Donkey or an Elephant pin.

[NoGOPZone]

14. BIG difference. Jefferson hasn't been convicted yet. nt

[gblady]

16. they're real.....

mavricks, dontcha know!

[Auggie]

17. Ed Shultz reported on radio today that Harry Reid said he would kick Stevens out

of the senate if re-elected.

Which brought up the next question -- WOULD SARAH PALIN APPOINT HERSELF TO REPLACE STEVENS?

[NV Whino]

18. Well, just look at there governor...

Sarah something--can't quite remember her name.

[JJ]

19. They are pissed and taking revenge on us

for sending Caribou Barbie back to them.

[gatorboy]

20. They looove there socialist handouts.

:P

Not to mention ever-lasting earmarks.

Well, they were ever lasting. Ted may not be so popular now that his well has run dry as far as earmakrs go.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

21. He's almost 85 too... 40 years as a senator...

and other republicans have even suggested that he should resign. Why doesn't this guy step down and let someone else have the seat? All I can think is that he is trying to beat Strom Thurmond's record.

[upi402]

22. JAIL is the only way to right this wrong

Nothing phases those freepers! Their leaders could eat a baby on Faux News and they'd cheer and clean up the blood.