Oh, no! Everybody’s favorite technology expert is under investigation for something. Stay tuned…
FBI, IRS Search Home of Sen. Ted Stevens
Agents from the FBI and Internal Revenue Service on Monday searched the home of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, an official said.
Investigators arrived at the Republican senator’s home in Girdwood shortly before 2:30 p.m. Alaska time, said Dave Heller, FBI assistant special agent.
Heller said he could not comment on the nature of the investigation.
The Justice Department has been looking into the seven-term senator’s relationship with a wealthy contractor as part of a public corruption investigation.
17 – 18 – Just one problem, OTFL. It may be in the interests of the voters of each individual district or state to keep corrupt fossils like Ted Stevens, et al, in office until doomsday, but it’s certainly not in the interest of the nation as a whole to do so. You miss the point of term limits.
I get the point. A population educated almost entirely on hearsay and assumption thinks that “throwing the bums out” is a good plan for everyone’s representatives except theirs.
I thought it was conservatives that liked to make so much noise about state’s rights? I think the other 49 states might take issue with one state trying to guide their destiny.
And I take it that you are absolutely OK with having Bush elected not once but twice, OTFL?
I’m not okay at all with it, and I disagree that he was elected… But my objections are irrelevant. If the people elected him to a second term, then the people elected him to a second term.
I do have a problem with the Constitution being amended after Roosevelt. That little tirade against the 21st Century’s greatest president prevented the third term of President William Jefferson Clinton, who was a windfall gain for this nation.
“President William Jefferson Clinton, who was a windfall gain for this nation.” – OFTLO, quite making statements like that, you made me fill my sinuses with coffee.
Clinton was nothing more than a surfer. The Reagan-Bush years created the environment that allowed the dot-com boom to happen. Clinton rode the wave.
(Woops, I forgot that Algore invented the Webtubes in his garage and we’re all supposed to worship him. Never mind.)
Term limits all the way.
Regarding those of you who commented on the Ted Stevens story: stop the moaning and take the One Term and Out Pledge.
Despite the enormous resources leveraged against the public by special interests, there is a remedy for the corruption represented by the duopoly Democrat/Republican party.
If one believes in participatory democracy, it follows that they must also believe that as many citizens as possible should have the opportunity to serve in public office. The One Term and Out Movement requires no time or resources. There are no financial contributions to be made no meetings to attend no speeches to endure. A citizen need only make the following pledge to himself then herald what he has done to others. If you are fed up with pay-to-play government and the duopoly party rule, you can take the pledge.
The Pledge:
With the recognition that there are huge numbers of intelligent, talented and qualified citizens who are prepared to limit their public service to one term, I hereby pledge that I will not vote a second term for any United States Senator or United States Congressman.
No need for another fake terrorist alert – Saved by a bridge.