Alaska: NOT the Worst Place in America
November 19, 2008
(the title is a follow-up to this post)
“With an estimated 2,500 votes still outstanding and other election certification steps still to take place, Mark Begich, the Democratic mayor of Anchorage, had taken a lead of 3,724 votes out of more than 315,000 cast, and he declared victory [over incumbent/convicted felon/old curmudgeon Ted Stevens].”
It was a bit of a squeaker, but Alaska’s long nightmare is over. I know nothing of this Begich guy, but I feel comfortable saying with absolute certainty that he will be better for America than Ted Stevens. A cardboard cutout of Mark Begich would be better for America than Ted Stevens.
If it feels windy outside this morning, it’s because of all the sighs of relief coming from Republican Senators who were torn between denouncing a convicted felon and expelling him from the Senate (if he won re-election) and returning favors to a powerful senior Senator who, despite being a huge asshole, probably has some favours owed to him by many Republican Senators over the years.
Don’t let the prison door hit you on the way in, Ted!
… and the cow goes moo
