rssThe Party of Temper Tantrums
Friday, April 03, 2009 at 10:18 am
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Gov. Sarah Palin’s (R-Alaska) tumble out of the serious 2012 presidential stakes continues as she asks for Alaska’s duly elected Democratic Sen. Mark Begich to resign, because the feds botched the case against former GOP Sen. Ted Stevens.
[Alaska GOP Chairman Randy Ruedrich] thought Begich should step down “so Alaskans may have the chance to vote for a senator without the improper influence of the corrupt Department of Justice.”
Gov. Sarah Palin concurs with Ruedrich and believes a special election is appropriate, said a spokeswoman for Palin’s political action committee, Meg Stapleton. “I absolutely agree,” Palin said in a statement.
All you really need to know is that Begich led Stevens in the polls long before the corruption verdict came down, and that Begich won because absentee voters — many of whom voted before the verdict — chose him over Stevens.
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4 Comments
Comment posted April 3, 2009 @ 12:10 pm
Here here!!!!! What about that phone message of Stevens talking to Bill Allen and saying that maybe they would pay a fine or do a little jail time???? They KNEW they were doing something wrong. Let Mark Begich stay where he belongs..in the steps of his father – another great man.
Comment posted April 3, 2009 @ 3:15 pm
Gov Palin distinguishes herself wanting to spend a few million bucks to have this irregular, sore loser election while she intends to decline the Stimulus Bill money for unemployed in her state. Its particularly appalling when you hear about whole villages in the Alaska Bush desperate for food and fuel to survive the winter, where another election seems a luxury of coddled politicians oblivious to reality.
Comment posted April 3, 2009 @ 7:10 pm
Here here!!!!! What about that phone message of Stevens talking to Bill Allen and saying that maybe they would pay a fine or do a little jail time???? They KNEW they were doing something wrong. Let Mark Begich stay where he belongs..in the steps of his father – another great man.
Comment posted April 3, 2009 @ 10:15 pm
Gov Palin distinguishes herself wanting to spend a few million bucks to have this irregular, sore loser election while she intends to decline the Stimulus Bill money for unemployed in her state. Its particularly appalling when you hear about whole villages in the Alaska Bush desperate for food and fuel to survive the winter, where another election seems a luxury of coddled politicians oblivious to reality.
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