so senator slimeball stevens got jobs for relatives, work done on his home and thousands of dollars worth of gifts from veco corporation (a company that should never get another government contract for anything, ever). and denied it. but that's just where the fun began.
he tried to have the case thrown out, arguing that the justice department overstepped their authority (he apparently believes - along with the bush administration - that those in government are above the law). he said that his aides could not be questioned (legislative speech was his argument, which sounds suspiciously like cheney's executive privilege argument). then he tried to get it moved to his home state of alaska. and the beat goes on.
(it is elsewhen's long standing opinion that, when civil servants at any level violate the public trust - be they police officers, judges, senators, or presidents - that upon conviction they be cooked and served to their constituents, their enemies, or both. this year has been particularly prolific, so we're commissioning a new cookbook: to serve rat. send in your recipes now, sportsfans!)
