Unhappy Birthday Senator Stevens

Written by: Dave Santucci on Nov 18, 2008 9:45 AM EST

Yesterday was Gov. Dean's Birthday and today is Sen. Ted Steven's birthday...but it is a very unhappy birthday for him I assume. He is not only waiting to see if he holds his position as Senator, but the GOP is mulling over whether or not to expel the senior Senator. The Hill today explains how the GOP is divided on what to do:

Republican senators are not expected to vote Tuesday to expel Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), deciding instead to hold off on the vote until his Senate race is decided.

Though Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), the sponsor of the motion to expel Stevens, said he still plans to push for a vote, a number of GOP senators and aides said Monday they would prefer to wait and see if Stevens wins reelection.

Senator Stevens has been convicted of seven felony counts of bribery. Seems like a good reason to expel the Senator, but the GOP would rather keep things chummy in the Senate.

“Sen. DeMint believes this is an important time for the Republican Party and we’ve got to let people know we’re taking care of this,” said spokesman Wesley Denton. “We’ve got to clean our own house, not sweep it under the rug.”

Meanwhile in Alaska, election officials are still counting ballots. According to CNN:

He's locked in a re-election battle with his Democratic challenger, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich. Two weeks after election day, the vote counting in Alaska continues. Begich currently leads Stevens by 1,022 votes in the fight for Steven's seat, which he's held for 40 years. Some 24,000 votes remain to be counted, as well as absentee ballots from overseas. The results may not be made final until the first week of December.

Let's hope that a convicted felon will not be elected as Alaska's Senator and DFA-List Candidate Mark Begich, wins this highly contested race.

Dave Santucci
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