Such hipocrisy! I can't wait until they finally nail that piece of garbage Rep. William Jefferson. He should have been gone long ago. But I guess since he is a DEM connected with wrongdoing it is ok.

hey 3strikes. You're right that 60 doeasn't mean ALL Dems will vote together. Conversely, 40 doesn't mean ALL Repugs will vote together. You have Repug senators in Maine that don't have the political capital to differ too much with constituent wishes. You have Specter in Pennsylvania. So yeah 60 isn't everything but you better believe not all Repug Senators will vote the party line. Hell, with only 58 you'll still see at least Repug defectors. Sorry 3strikes but your point is now moot. Go sit somewhere.

WOOO HOOOO!! And another one bites the dust! Best thing is now Palinstein can't appoint herself, so we are Palin free for at least 6 years…Just great

Note to Stevens, just enjoy the view of Russia from your house too! BYE!!!
Note to Palin, Don't count on being reelected as Governor. You have had your day there too!

Gee. First God lets Obama win. Then God lets Stevens lose.

It appears that God has spoken and he doesn't want to see Sarah Palin on the national stage.

Thank you God.

LOL a close race with your opponent as a convicted felon. Truly Scary Alaska. Yay for another seat : )

What is wrong with the people of Alaska who actually went out and cast a vote for a CONVICTED FELON? Brains frozen? Cripes. Well done Mark, roll on 60.

Maybe now the people of Alaska can expect that their public representatives will be a little more responsible in their representation of the state. The are still some bad apples, but they know who they are and if they exhibit even the vary basics of awareness, they will straighten up and do their job as they should. If not? Well, we can surely say that Ted Stevens was the first to be hoist on his own pitard, that scourge of all politicians, hubris and greed. Maybe even Sarah Palen will see the handwriting on the wall and leave office for a job she can handle.

When confronted with a choice between the corrupt multiple felon conservative and the liberal, almost half the voters in Alaska preferred the felon? Well, that explains Palin's career.

Wonderful to hear that justice prevails again in Alaska – two corrupt politicians are now convicted and are both losers – Stevens and Palin.

Sorry Sarah…don't give up your pole dancing job just yet…6 more years and by then you will probably be with Ted in a jail cell..

At least he didn't murder someone………in a car………on a bridge……..oh, I forgot Democrats can get away with murder……..

This scumbag needs an 8 by 10 foot jail cell right next to BUSH CHENEY, Rice and GONZALES..He is rotten to the core…The Republicans own him just like Cunningham and all the rest

I'm proud to be from the Rio Grande Valley. Out of the whole nation our area had the fortitude to stand up to Cheney. However, I know the DA will get torn apart for silly things he has done in the past. I can only hope this is the beginning of more to come.

Thanks God that sarah Palin can't run for this senate seat. Hope Al Franken can win Minnesota as well.

That's one door Palin will not be ploughing through…Thank God!!!

You folks can say "airhead" or "whack job", but I prefer my friend's word for Sarah Palin: "viper".

In any case, nice to see that the non-felon won in Alaska.

Re-count in Minnesota on wednesday?

Solong Sarah Palin.

Seems that a high number of Alaskans would rather vote for a felon than a democrat….or perhaps they voted so a republican could replace Stevens once he was sentenced? my guess is that Mark Begich is replaced by a republican in 4 years…..

Adam V: Alaska is part of the "pro" or "real" America. Even with W has done to the USA, no less than 46 million voted for McCain-Palin

What's wrong in Alaska, that a felon could almost win the election for senator and an uneducated bully is voted in as governor?

Glad that's over.

Can you imagine Senator Palin? Ouch!

Stevens still gets a fat pension while he sits in prison. Good for Alaska to finally see the light and not re-elect a corrupt goon that got caught taking bribes from Big Oil.

Now that the Dem's have laid the smack down on the Republicans
the country will be alright.

Let's say good bye to Sarah for at least the next two years…
It makes me feel sooo good.

@Ken in NC

My apologies! Thank you for pointing out the error of my ways.

even with 60 democraps filibuster proof congress, theres still goin to be some democraps that wont agree with each other and vote with the repubs, SO WHATCHA SAY TO THAT!!! suck on that a one time. plus a democratic congress doesnt last long, history will repeat itself like in the clinton yrs

What's sad is that Stevens lost by only about 1 percentage point, even though he's a convicted felon.

What's wrong with Alaska? Is there something in their water?

another evil republican out—-when we eliminate all the republicans and the people that think like them and vote for them,then this nation will be at peace and move forward into prosperity.

does this mean sarah palin palls around with felons?

Happy Birthday Mr. Sennnnnatoorrr

Oops! No Sarah, at least not for another 6 years! You know what ever is done in the darkness is always brought to the light. He's an old man but he still has to give an accounting of all of his shady ways.

Well Teddy boy, maybe they will give you a top-floor prison cell, poshly renovated courtesy of leftover funds from Caribou Barbie's $150K wardrobe kitty. Enjoy the view of Russia and that bridge to nowhere from the Alaska State Penitentiary.

This whole thing seemed a little bizzare to me – just consider that Stevens could have been elected but could not vote – if thats not just a little nutz I do not what else might be.

There's clearly something in the air or water up their in Alaska. It shouldn't have even been close… HE'S A SEVEN-TIME CONVICTED FELON!

But President Obama seems to be getting closer and closer to his MAgic 60… with two races still yet to be called.

How scary is it too just barely sneak in a win when you are running against a convicted felon.

Poor Ted. And on his birthday too.

He ends his legacy as a convicted felon.

How sad.

I am a bit confused. A convicted felon is not in prison.

…how is this?

How has a convicted felon been allowed to remain in pubic office or anywhere where they could have influence over anything for so long!?

I can't believe that Ted Stevens came this close.

This gives Democrat 58 seats in the senate. I think they will stop there. Georgia is too hard for democrats period and Coleman holds a slight advantage in Minnesota.

Yey! Good riddins to bad rubbish, and take your pal Palin with ya! Go dems!

And then there were 2.

Yeah! Good riddins to bad rubbish, and take your pal Palin with ya!

From Senator to JAIL BIRD and atill serving the government.

Uh oh Sara Palin, now what? No "shout outs" from Congressional floor for you1

@ PETER (CA )

Peter you should not refer to Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska as a "Whack Job". You should know that "AIRHEADS" have not yet reached the level of "WHACK JOBS".

i am happy now that sara palin will not be able to appoint herself senator !!!!!!!!!!! palin is scarey !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

way to go alaska!!!!!!! that makes 58 and 2 more to go!!!!

are we nearing the "magical 60?!"

Good deal! That takes care of at least 3 little items. Not having to waste time in the Senate on Stevens; the Dems get another seat; and Ms. Wasilla can stay where she is. Sounds good to me.

ENOUGH OF THE SAME OLE SAME.
Welcome down to the lower 48 and stay awhile but do right. Yo' 'ear?

58 and counting…

Now, if someone could just nail Miss Wasilla '82 for something…

Oh wait a sec! I forgot! You can't vote if you're a felon, but you can be in the Senate, so even that wouldn't necessarily get rid of her.

Only 2 more to go.

Good. Now Stevens can get on with the important business of picking out curtains for his prison cell.

Yahoo!!!

That mesns Sarah Palin won't be running for that Senate seat. The means she has to remain Alaska's Governor for the next 2 years..

Good news. We get another D in the Senate, we remove a felon from the Senate, and we avoid putting a right wing whack job in the Senate (yeah, Sarah, I mean you).

Woops, guess that pretty much puts the nail in Failin Palin's ambition of becoming a senator so that she can set herself up to run in 2012 easily doesn't it.

I guess they couldn't steal this one.

Thank god! This whole idea is retarded! Stevens can't VOTE but he can be a SENATOR?!!?

FINALLY.