Alaska Republicans Love Corruption

In other news, not happening in Denver, Senator Ted Stevens appears to have a clear road to continuing to be his party's standard-bearer in his race to keep his U.S. Senate seat, despite being indicted on corruption charges. Apparently, Alaska Republicans love them some corruption.

Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in Senate history, faces six challengers Tuesday in Alaska's primary, but his recent indictment on corruption charges poses little threat to Stevens' quest for the GOP nomination to seek a seventh full term.

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In a letter to the Anchorage Daily News, one supporter said Stevens has done more for the state than anyone in history.

Concerning Stevens' home remodeling, "shame on all of us for not helping with the project," wrote Richard Rhyner, who has lived in Anchorage for 50 years. "After all he has done for us, every man, woman and child should have chipped in to build our greatest Alaskan ever a home the size of the White House."

How disgusting that a corrupt politician would garner this level of support. I doubt Mr. Rhyner is the only Alaskan who has such feelings for "Uncle Ted".

Thankfully, Ted Stevens does have to worry about the general election. Thankfully, the people of Alaska have Democrat Mark Begich to clean house and sweep out the entrenched culture of entitlement and corruption that permeates Ted Stevens.

Mark Begich is running a great race so far, and is ahead in the polls depending on which poll you look at. But Mark Begich can't do it without some help, as the Corrupt Bastards Club and the Republican Noise Machine, will throw everything they have at Begich.

Though we tend to focus on Jeff Merkley in Oregon and Larry LaRocco in Idaho on this blog, and for good reason, we'd be remiss not to mention our neighbor to the north in Alaska, and ask that if you have some spare change, please give Mark Begich a donation and retire Ted Stevens.