Comments on: Politics in Alaska Part Deux

By: Jim Wright

Jim Wright — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:16:04 +0000

Indictment doesn’t equal quilt, Bill, but in this case over 200 hours of FBI tapes of Steven’s taking bribes probably does.

The bastard keeps calling me, well his recorded voice anyway, 3 times in the last two weeks. Uncle Teddy has recently discovered the joy of modern technology, i.e. auto dialing. I keep getting automated calls asking me to participate in a “town hall” conference call, where Ted will answer all my questions. Screw him, until he got indicted he wasn’t interested in anything any other Alaskan had to say.

I’ll admit he’s done a lot for Alaska, but it is long past time for this guy to go.

I used to think that term limitations were a bad idea. Then I look at people like Strom Thurman, William Proximire, and Ted Stevens and changed my mind. Two terms, and then you’ve got to go get a real job, that’s my take.

By: Vince

Vince — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:23:37 +0000

Elected officials, regardless at what level, who have been in office a long time begin to feel entitled, and to feel that whatever they do is right. It’s the same attitude many people with a lot of money feel.

And sometimes even a newly-elected official can feel the same way. A first-time councilman currently in office here defended an action criticized by a former councilman and mayor by saying “I’m a councilman; I can do whatever I want.”

By: Jeri

Jeri — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:18:24 +0000

Very true. I stand corrected. Not so corrected that I’m going to retract my post though.

Tried and convicted in the *media* != actually convicted.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:37:37 +0000

The software didn’t like my mathematical symbols. What I wrote was:

Indictment does not equal Guilt.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:35:34 +0000

Indictment Guilt