Ted Stevens has a problem
In just a matter of a couple of days, Ted Stevens has become our least favorite senator (and beating Bill Frist is a hard thing to do).
You may have seen that television clip showing Stevens cutting off our own Senator, Maria Cantwell, who asked that executives from an oil company be sworn in before testifying. Stevens shut her down and let the executives off the hook.
Jon Stewart played the clip on The Daily Show and called Stevens a dick. Writing yesterday in the Seattle P-I, Joel Connelly was no kinder:
Stevens has a problem. A big problem. To put it figuratively, he sleeps with oil company executives. His loyalty to them was obviously on display this week.
The American people, and the citizens of Washington State, deserve better. Hopefully after 2006 they will get better with a Democratic takeover of Congress. It's certainly something we're working towards.
UPDATE: Read this letter Carl Ballard wrote to Ted Stevens.
You may have seen that television clip showing Stevens cutting off our own Senator, Maria Cantwell, who asked that executives from an oil company be sworn in before testifying. Stevens shut her down and let the executives off the hook.
Jon Stewart played the clip on The Daily Show and called Stevens a dick. Writing yesterday in the Seattle P-I, Joel Connelly was no kinder:
Of course, there's Alaska's temperamental, vengeful GOP Senator-for-life Ted Stevens.We called Ted Stevens a "total loser" on Wednesday for trying to mess with the health of Puget Sound. But it seems Stevens' real goal is just to piss off Maria Cantwell. Some form of revenge?
Stevens has just introduced a bill to roll back federal protection of Puget Sound -- clearing the way for more tankers and refineries.
The old bastard shakes down our state's business interests for $250,000 in donations whenever he seeks another term. And this is what we get in return.
Evil deeds backfire. The bid to oil our waters may only put a tailwind behind the re-election of Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell, and give her the title, "Defender of the Sound."
Stevens has a problem. A big problem. To put it figuratively, he sleeps with oil company executives. His loyalty to them was obviously on display this week.
The American people, and the citizens of Washington State, deserve better. Hopefully after 2006 they will get better with a Democratic takeover of Congress. It's certainly something we're working towards.
UPDATE: Read this letter Carl Ballard wrote to Ted Stevens.
