[media id=6677] You lie, you get convicted. Have Stevens' re-election chances just gone down the "tubes"? Sorry, it was too easy. The Hill: Ted Ste
October 27, 2008

You lie, you get convicted. Have Stevens' re-election chances just gone down the "tubes"? Sorry, it was too easy.

The Hill:

Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Senate Republican in history and patriarch of Alaska politics, was found guilty of felony charges for making false statements.

The verdict could spell the end of a 40-year Senate career for a man who rose to be one of the most dominant figures in the upper chamber and who helped transform Alaska in its 50 years of statehood. The verdict was reached after the jury deliberated since Wednesday and found the 84-year-old senator guilty of failing to report more than $250,000 in gifts from Bill Allen, the former head of Veco Corp., and other friends.

The jury did not seem to buy the explanation from Stevens that Allen showered him with gifts he didn't want and was unaware of, and that he believed the $160,000 he gave to another contractor covered all costs for the home renovations.

Good riddance. We'll keep you updated on the sentence when it comes down.

UPDATE: Jed has some good videos of Palin "palling around" with her BFF Ted Stevens.

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