Sad Day
Yesterday was a sad day for both Ted Stevens and Alaska. Ted has been a US Senator almost as long as Mom and I have been in Alaska - over 40 years. Although often cantankerous, in the early days, he had a well deserved reputation for honesty and solid ethics. It’s a very sad turn of events to see that stellar reputation crumble.
A number of Alaskan politicians have either been indicted or are about to be indicted on political corruption charges. Those indictees or soon to be indictees are parasitic, non-ethical, power wielding, despots or junior despot wannabes. Ted is the only one I feel badly about.
The Juneau Empire has an excellent editorial on the topic, What a Shame for Alaska.
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