I think the Goopers are doing a couple of things with this move:

- tossing the Stevens-Hot-Potato over to Bush’s Pardon List

- signalling to Sarah that if she’s got Ethics Problems, she’s a Goner

So, it looks like the Republicans are about to try and ‘Save the Brand’ with a belated, under-pressure, hardly sincere ‘Purge’ of a high-profile Unethical Character in their Ranks.

But, We know that it’s All Just Gooper Window-Dressing – their actions won’t truly Mean Anything, until they Confront Their Most Unethical Members of All – the Bush/Cheney Cabal.

Who has violated the Public Trust more than Republican Party Leaders Bush and Cheney?

For now, the Goopers are just throwing Chumps, like Stevens and possibly Palin, under the Bus to use as Speed Humps…hoping the Bus will somehow Stop Before the Edge.

As always, the GOP is the party of personal responsibility. Not.

mr. ew’s first favorite team was the Titans, so he’s loving this.

Me, I’m just happy everytime someone beats the Colts. Even better, the Colts look like they’re beginning to get an O line again, but you still beat them.

If she wanted him to resign, she’d call for him to–she didn’t.

I think she crafted the statement such that she doesn’t have to call for him to resign, since he’ll appeal the verdict. By using deliberately vague language, she avoids pissing off Toobz, who is, of course, still way more powerful than she is, and who may well win the election.

Stoopid me. I forgot it was time for Monday Night Foosball.

Bob in HI

The Senate’s chief GOP campaign strategist cut Sen. Ted Stevens loose Monday after the Alaska Republican was convicted in his corruption trial.

In a strongly worded statement, Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said Stevens’s conviction marked the end of his career and signaled that the GOP would not try to mount an effort to hold onto the seat he has occupied for 40 years.

“Ted Stevens served his constituents for over 40 years and I am disappointed to see his career end in disgrace,” Ensign said. “Sen. Stevens had his day in court and the jury found he violated the public’s trust – as a result he is properly being held accountable. This is a reminder that no one is above the law.”

Ensign’s statement was the strongest yet by a high-ranking GOP official since the verdict was announced Monday afternoon. And it seemed to undercut any hope from Stevens’s allies that he could defeat Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) in next week’s election.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), embroiled in a tough bid, called Monday a “sad but serious day.”

“Sen. Stevens was found guilty by a jury of his peers, and now must face the consequences of those actions,” McConnell said in a statement. “As a result of his conviction, Sen. Stevens will be held accountable so the public trust can be restored.”

Meantime, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) stated: “This verdict is a personal tragedy for our colleague Ted Stevens, but it is an important reminder that no man is above the law. Sen. Stevens must now respect the outcome of the judicial process and the dignity of the United States Senate.”

Wow, that was fast — yesterday everybody was all ‘wait to see how the appeal comes out’, what happened to all that?