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You belong in prison, bye bye

Stevens has NO ONE else to blame for his own demise but HIMSELF. We as Americans don't owe him any sympathy or mercy! Bottom line.

It's not quite starting at the top (Bush/Cheney) but it is a great start !!!!W e'll have to wait an see if the "almighty" Bush pardons this one before leaving office.

It is amazing to me how the good people of Alaska almost re-elected A multiple-felon – but look who they elected as their governor!

Felons shouldn`t get a pension............

Thank God that scum, felon will no longer be in congress...

I like ole Stevens

Bye Ted!!! NOT sorry to see you go...

In reference to Rob Johnson's comment all I can add is Don Young. So yeah they can, and do, have THREE people that bad.

I used to live in Alaska and Begich is one of the good guys in a very corrupt state politically. I look forward to seeing him in the US Senate.

Karma always works itself out. Good riddance!

I almost feel bad for him, ALMOST.........never mind, I don't, see yah!!!!

Adios.
You have provided enormous benefit during your lengthy career as a Senator from Alaska.

Now, perhaps–literacy will improve, cronyism will be dislolved, and the citizens of Alaska will be on an equal footing with the rest of the country–with regards to unionization of employees, employee benefits, and fair representation.

Alaskan voters accomplished what 7 felony convictions couldn't... his removal from office. Hooray for common sense. Maybe Dubya and Cheney will hold the door open for him when that bunch leaves Washington for good. A new day is dawning and there's no more room for the corrupt Old Guard that has abused power for 14 years... first in Congress, then in the Presidency.

Unless Begich can bring home the pork like Stevens did, he'll be a one-term Senator. No one brought more pork home than Stevens, and Alaskans loved him for it.

We "lower 48-ers" like to think that Alaskans are bumpkins, but believe me, they know what side their bread is buttered on. They pay no income tax, and they get a check every year from the State. Plus free college – the list is long.

Long overdue. . .

Stevens too OLD, to have been an EFFECTIVE DECISSION MAKER!

12 Years, is LONG ENOUGH to serve the people. NO RETIREMENT PACKAGE!

GOOD RIDDANCE! Don't let the door hit you on the way out!!

Stevens is one of the best arguments I can think of for Congressional TERM LIMITS!!

Anybody has got to be better than a FELON. I think the Congress should rethink someone staying longer than 3 terms. The Congress get in and they get complacent. They think they own the Congress and us. Let's really throw the bums out.

Also, I think he should be treated like any other felon. He should not be allowed to vote. This man is just sorry he got caught. He's arrogant and misguided.

The GOP is the only place in America where a convicted felon would actually run for office... Farewell Mr. Stevens.

umm, could I please have a free remodel of my house?

The American people trusted that you would put their interest in front of your own. You have failed the American people, your family, and yourself. You have ruined your reputation in the senate, and your legacy. I guess all you need to do is ask yourself, was it worth it.

Good riddins you felon! He is getting what he deserves.

85 years old we need some serious term limits. There needs to be some yard cleaning every now and then, or the weeds will grow out of control!! To much time leads to corruption for so many individuals.

GOOD RIDDANCE TO YOU AND YOUR PARTY.
You are getting what you deserve. Too bad Bush will pardon you,

good to see new blood in our governing body.
just wish the old blood had left us in better shape

Ted the felon, better to leave, than be thrown out by your fellow Republicans, LMAO!

Bye, crook. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Hmm, I wonder how many other felons convicted on 7 counts get to take the mic to say buh bye to their peers.

He should have been shown the door as soon as his defeat was certain. iWhy anyone voted for him at all after the conviction is beyond my comprehension.

Ted Stevens (CONVICT-AK) is his new party affiliation.

Now go tell it to the judge...... No get out of jail card for you , you old feeble minded CROOK.......

Hmm, I wonder how many other felons convicted on 7 counts get to take the mic to say buh bye to their peers.

He should have been shown the door as soon as his defeat was certain. Ted Stevens (CONVICT-AK)

This man is delusional, maintaining his innocence even after conviction on seven counts.

It does not speak well for the people of Alaska that they sent him to the Senate six times.

if the average american was found guilty of numerous felonies we would be saying our bye-byes from the courtroom on our way to a prison cell. it's an insult that he was even on the senate floor after his conviction!

Jeez, isn't he well past retirement age anyway? Adios crook!

Don't let the door hit your tuckus on the way out – you just might take it with you and claim it as a 'gift', or rather 'not a gift' or whatever.

Now if only the 2 ding-a-lings from Hawaii can get voted out of the Senate, then the USA can get rid of the pork mongers.

Stevens is a former part of the political elite, now he's just another elite crook.

To bad there ar still quite a few of the "good ol' boys" still in office who also think that there is nothing wrong with the offenses Stevens was convicted of.
This attitude of entitlement has to go.

And the March to the Left Begins!

Don't miss a Step Comrade or you won't be considered "Left" enough!

America is not ready for this, most of us are from the middle, and we don't want to become a Marxist Nation!

God Bless us All!

The GOP has to purge itself of slime like this guy. The GOP also has to distance itself from the far-right evangelical lunatic fringe and those stupid talk-show guys who are still going on about William Ayers and Obama's middle name. Normal Americans want nothing to do with the crooks and nuts who have come to represent the GOP.

You know, it was a little disgusting to watch the Senate say goodbye to him. I don't deny that, as the old adage goes, to err is human, however acknowledging his past service and insisting on his continued humanity is not the same as portraying that the Senate will somehow be reduced by his absence. He was convicted, he is a felon, if anything the Senate would be reduced in stature and prestige by his continued presence, right? Sometimes the world seems upside down.

No sad feelings here. Thank God he lost the senate race. Palin must have had a fit!!! Her doors are starting to close. Isn't there anothe "ethics" question with her? Using the Govenors office for her interview on Fox. I really don't want to hear another word on Alaska or "those people"

In his speech, He stated that he will be vindicated of his felonies. Hey dude, your 85, Your more likely to be dead first. Either way, Don't let the door.....

This man has misguided tons of funding to Alaska under his watch it is totally unfare to the lower 48.

Take for instance Native american housing, Alaskan Natives were added to an already underfunded mandate with no additional appropreation and today by his hand they are taking a hugh over proportion of the funds while many Native American go homeless or live in teribly overcrowded situations.

Had Alaska not been placed under this program, we would have nearly addressed the need or at least kept pace with the need for additional housing.

I say good riddens.

Stevens needed to go. It's best that he was defeated by Begich. I hope he serves Alaska and the United States well.

What amuses me is that for people who say they can't stand hearing anything more about Sarah Palin, you sure do talk about her a lot.

We don't need a convicted felon representing this country in the white House. A convicted felon is not even allowed to voted. He need to be stripped of all his benefits. Why should the tax payers reward him with a pension from the government, after he's been found to have committed a crime, seven counts to be exact. Kick the bum out, he's stolen enough already to live in luxury the rest of his life.

How much you want to bet that Bush commutes his convictions in January.

How come the more crooked someone is, the more they talk about "God?"

Tell Stevens to close the door on his way out.

Actually, Ted Stevens was a very good senator for most of his 40-career. But an unfortunate combination of arrogance and lack of attention to detail took him over the line - and he's paid for it now. But let's not forget this guy was a strong legislative supporter of the environment, education, senior citizen services, and health care for rural citizens. And he DID legitimately work across the aisle with Democrats, particularly lending his influence to help commerce in the Pacific Northwest. The Senate will miss the old Ted Stevens a good deal, even if the current Ted Stevens should go.

Mr Stevens is 85 years old. Give him some respect for his forty years of services to our Nation. Good Luck.

Ted go and have lunch with Sarah you two make a good pair it wont be long Sarah will be joining you with felony charges.

For years the Republican Party has been focusing on the division of the people according to race and religion. Every since the singing of the emancipation of proclamation and before, the right wing Republicans (Republican Base) has done nothing but focused on keeping people ignorant and poor. Now, the chicken has come home to roost!

Good Riddance you, par for the course, republican DIRT BAG!

Hope you go to prison for the rest of your remaining life! You deserve any misfortune that comes your way!

Begich will do well for us and I won't miss Mr. Stevens. Now if we can get rid of Palin (for obvious reasons), then we just may be heading in the right direction.

as with any other senator serving their state, you pulled for yours and helped them out a lot representing them during your years in the senate and trying to get what was best for alaska, as any other senator would do for their state. plus, trying to better the lives of the people. screw the naysaying nobama democrats, may their reign burn in hell, because they have not a care in their cold hearts, and you should have done the right thing instead of getting into that corruption. adiu, senator stevens, from a repub that will watch the democrats crash and burn.

There is some justice – a small amount – but some... Now can we get rid of Cheney and Bush?

Congress is akin to a private, exclusive club where it's members enjoy privilege and status and still it's not enough. What other group creates as many felons?

I cannot believe he would have the audacity to show up after being convicted of such level of corruption. Those Republican egos are unbelieveable. Corruption and lies are so common in their Party – I guess Stevens still will act like he has done nothing wrong.

Oh what a wonderful party of morals and values they are! And they cannot figure out why Americans do not trust or want anything to do with the Republican Party!

They are imploding and still are attacking each other and spewing the same hatred and ugliness we saw in the election.

Stevens should have been out of the senate years ago. there should be a limit on age, there is with everything else. Everyone was concerned about John MCcain's age, they need to be looking in the senate, and getting rid of these old crooks.

There is an age limit on everything else there should be for the Senate, and house. why do the people keep electing them to office, give someone else a piece of the pie.

Hell let him go, just fine him BIG time. I don't want to pay for his up- keep in prison while he collects a check from his pension. We should just fine the Yang out of him!

Dear Mr Stevens, Bye Bye! Hope the door hits you in your greedy arse. Since you'll have lots of spare time now, I suggest you get some therapy to determine why you think you are above the law.

If the GOP wants a fresh start, they need to purge their ranks of outright, bald-faced liars.

Good riddance to the crook from Alaska. No sympathy here, he knew what he was doing was wrong – he's just sorry he was caught. Bye bye jailbird.

If a non-political citizen was convicted of the crimes he's been convicted of, he wouldn't be showing up to work for a farewell party. Why is he given any respect. How do politicians always get away with this stuff?

He should go to Jail, like anyone who is found guilty of a Felony.

Larry C
WV

Boo Hoo for old Stevens, I'll bet he gets a pretty nice pension from the taxpayers. What a joke. Maybe he and old Sarah Palin can have a pity party together.

The Republicans are dwindiling away one by one buh bye!

Prison isn't like a truck. It is like a series of bars.

It sounds like this change has been on the way for Alaska for awhile

Where is the respect for the rule of law? Why don't republicans like Senators Larry Craig, Vitter, and Ted Stevens just respect the law so that if they break it they shut the hell up and accept the consequences?

If Stevens has an appeal, fine, he should go through with it, but in the meantime he should respect the verdict of the jury and keep his felon mouth shut.

Stevens was a good man and it's a sad day to see him go. Just wait till all you haters hear the scandal that will come from his tainted trial. Then I'm sure you'll believe everything you read yet again, and see he is an innocent man.

Goodbye, Senator. Thanks for your years of service. Sorry you felt you were entitled to more simply because of your position. Can you take Palin with you?

Notice that the votes cast early put Begich ahead by about 7,000 votes, but the votes cast on election day had Stevens ahead by about 3,000. Election Day was a day or 2 after we found out that the dismissed juror ahd lied about her reasons and gone to play the ponies in California instead.

I have no doubt the Stevens did something wrong and doesn't deserve to be a Senator (the same applies to Dodd, by the way). However, this trial was incredibly flawed. It was not before a jury of peers (DC vs. AK). The prosecution was "scolded" several times for misconduction, & withholding evidence, yet the judge let it all ride. And finally, we had the juror who though the Breeder's Cup was more important than finishing the case – and the judge excused that lie as well.

This conviction may well be overturned on appeal, and this was more evident on November 4th than it was a week or two earlier when the early ballots were cast.

I hope he is only the first of many to fall and I sincerely hope our federal jails get filled with corrput politicians dem. or repub. it doesn't matter – if they are corrput send them to jail. And revise the retirement plan congress has- if you are dismissed due to corrupt activities you should not receive a pension. The average American doesn't and neither should our elected officials. Stevens is getting over $122,000 a year as retirement payments for being a thief.

See you in jail pal

Fell off of his own bridge to nowhere.

Break the law lose your job. A Felon of corruption should not be a lawmaker. Thank you Alaska for finally doing the right thing.

Only a demand for clemency from president Bush can save him now.

I think the only reason Stevens got so many votes was the reps hope that after he got kicked out of the senate, Palin would then appt another rep and they would get to keep the seat. Pretty cynical if you ask me, but cynicism is what the reps have driven me to. My father was a Goldwater republican who must surely be spinning in his urn . . .

Show the bum the door!

Why is this convicted BASTARD still allowed to give a speech on the senate floor? Only in America.

How the mighty have fallen in this election. Now if we could just see Republicans Saxby Chambliss and Norm Colman get the boot, it would be a perfect week. God speed!

I cannot beleive that the Senate even let him come in and speak...he is a convicted felon.

PEEEEEEEACE!

Praise GOD there is justice! The list of corrupt Republicans is long. Just wait until, hopefully, Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rove etc., are brought to the Hauge to face charges of WAR CRIMES!

Shame on the GOP who claim to be Christian, while spewing hate, lies, fear and division!

Why isn't he in jail?

i hope once the democrats take total control they start prosecuteing all of the bush cabinet and bush and cheney for crimes against humanity and war crimes. we must remove the corruption that is teh republican party.

He thinks he's going to Alaska? What about Federal Prison buddy? Or did someone leak information that he's already been pardoned...

We've been Bushed.

Stevens is a reflection of a mostly defunct Republican Party. Good riddance!

Look – it's another crusty pile of stool flushed....

This shouldn't even happened in the first place.

WHY was this man not put in prison?!
WHY!?
He is a FELON.
Put him in prison NOW.

Good bye and good riddance to one of the worst Senators of either party in the US Senate.

I don't know much about Begich, but he has to be better than Stevens. It's bad enough that Alaska has both Stevens and Palin, they can't possibly have THREE people that bad!

Farewell,Felon.