One U.S. Senator and the state’s only congressman, both Republicans, are embroiled in a corruption scandal involving now defunct VECO, an oil services company.
Senator Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in the Senate (aka Part of the Problem), has been indicted on seven counts, remarkably none involve the bridge to nowhere. I learned from the series of tubes that prosecuters allege,
Stevens received substantial benefits from his relationship with Veco that he never disclosed, the indictment charged: improvements to his home in Girdwood; an automobile exchange in which he received a new Land Rover worth far more than his 35-year-old Mustang; and household appliances.
Stevens trail starts next month. He won with 63 percent of the vote. Can you imagine?
Congressman Don Young faces, “multiple ethics investigations, some related to the wide-ranging federal corruption probe in the state and others concerning a controversial earmark benefitting a Florida developer.”
His race was more competitive, but it looks like he won too.
Alaska and Massachusetts have more in common than fishing. Alaska Republicans are acting like a bunch of Massholes.