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Ted Stevens: not just clueless, but malevolent…

Monday, July 31st, 2006

I thought Ted Stevens was merely a clueless hack of senator

who just didn’t get the internet -

now that I’ve read this, I realize that he’s not just clueless,

he’s the personification of everything that is wrong with American Politics…

My Journey Through Politics: Alaska, the pork state:

Unfortunately there are powerful members of Congress who will do anything to get money into their district, no matter how frivolous.

One of the most powerful of these members is the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Sen. Ted Stevens R-AK.

You may remember Sen. Steven for his $250 million bridge to nowhere

that was to link would link a small Alaskan town with a pop. of 8,900 to a small island of a pop. of 50.

For that much money the federal government could have purchased a 100′ yacht for each resident of the small island

to ferry them to the mainland so that the already effective ferry service would no longer have to work!

Sen. Tom Coburn R-OK attempted to divert the money to fund the rebuilding of roads damaged by Katrina

but, Stevens threw a fit and offered his resignation .

â€œif the senate decides to discriminate against our state and take money only from our state.â€

unfortunately, the Senate voted not to take up the Senator’s offer 82 to 15.

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