Comments on: Stevens Bids Farewell http://washingtonindependent.com/19490/stevens-says-farewell National News in Context Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:13:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Hot News » Seward S Folly http://washingtonindependent.com/19490/stevens-says-farewell/comment-page-1#comment-23139 Hot News » Seward S Folly Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:59:38 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=19490#comment-23139 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: DanV http://washingtonindependent.com/19490/stevens-says-farewell/comment-page-1#comment-38046 DanV Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:53:44 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=19490#comment-38046 When is corruption not corruption? When it's a Stevens corruption? At first I thought, "what a sad waste of a great career for a few measly house improvements." Then I read TWI's commentary:<br><br>"Personally, it felt a bit surreal to watch Stevens... Stevens has been plagued with myriad scandals — not just the one that finally did him in. It became normal to write about him being accused of outrageous behavior and then never facing consequences."<br><br>One wonders if he had ONLY the state of Alaska's interests at heart how much MORE of a wonderful statesman he might have been. When is corruption not corruption? When it's a Stevens corruption? At first I thought, “what a sad waste of a great career for a few measly house improvements.” Then I read TWI's commentary:

“Personally, it felt a bit surreal to watch Stevens… Stevens has been plagued with myriad scandals — not just the one that finally did him in. It became normal to write about him being accused of outrageous behavior and then never facing consequences.”

One wonders if he had ONLY the state of Alaska's interests at heart how much MORE of a wonderful statesman he might have been.

]]> By: DanV http://washingtonindependent.com/19490/stevens-says-farewell/comment-page-1#comment-12519 DanV Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:53:44 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=19490#comment-12519 When is corruption not corruption? When it's a Stevens corruption? At first I thought, "what a sad waste of a great career for a few measly house improvements." Then I read TWI's commentary:<br><br>"Personally, it felt a bit surreal to watch Stevens... Stevens has been plagued with myriad scandals — not just the one that finally did him in. It became normal to write about him being accused of outrageous behavior and then never facing consequences."<br><br>One wonders if he had ONLY the state of Alaska's interests at heart how much MORE of a wonderful statesman he might have been. When is corruption not corruption? When it's a Stevens corruption? At first I thought, “what a sad waste of a great career for a few measly house improvements.” Then I read TWI's commentary:

“Personally, it felt a bit surreal to watch Stevens… Stevens has been plagued with myriad scandals — not just the one that finally did him in. It became normal to write about him being accused of outrageous behavior and then never facing consequences.”

One wonders if he had ONLY the state of Alaska's interests at heart how much MORE of a wonderful statesman he might have been.

]]> By: ajm8127 http://washingtonindependent.com/19490/stevens-says-farewell/comment-page-1#comment-12476 ajm8127 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:43:12 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=19490#comment-12476 Now I understand the whole poker chips clogging the series of tubes that is the Internet. Stevens is so caught up with the oil industry, he likens everything to a series of tubes. But seriously, don't you think that if there was a two term limit on congressmen and women, 40 years of corruption could have never breed? Now I understand the whole poker chips clogging the series of tubes that is the Internet. Stevens is so caught up with the oil industry, he likens everything to a series of tubes. But seriously, don't you think that if there was a two term limit on congressmen and women, 40 years of corruption could have never breed?

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