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This guy has more scruples than the Republican legislators in Alaska.

Let me just give you a run down of all the shit that has been happening. The full story is here.

Don Young, one of the pork hungriest representatives ever, is now under investigation in the widening FBI probe of Alaska lawmakers. For those of you who are not up to speed on this let me give the briefest of summaries. The CEO of an Anchorage-based energy company, a Mr. Allen, has already plead guilty to bribing Alaska state lawmakers for their vote on a key piece of legislation. Mr. Allen is now cooperating with investigators and the shit has really begun to hit the fan. Mr. Young is under investigation because of his ties to Mr. Allen and a yearly "Pig Roast" campaign fund-raiser held for Mr. Young for a decade. Now this maybe on the level but Mr. Young has seen fit to spend a quarter million this year alone to retain the legal council of a D.C. law-firm. Maybe he knows something we don't. My all-time favorite statement from Mr. Young was his prediction, given a week before the last Congressional elections, that the Republican Party would lose no seats in either house. Well, we see how that turned out.

Vic Kohring, state representative from my area, has resigned from office due to his involvement in the bribery probe. Mr. Kohring maintains his innocence even though Mr. Allen, the aforementioned CEO, has already plead guilty to bribing Mr. Kohring. Funny, I thought you couldn't be convicted for crimes that you confess to but for which there is no evidential proof. Favorite statement from Mr. Kohring: that he is "Alaskan to the core" while his wife and child live in Oregon. Check out this guy's blogspot. Notice how there are no posts since the recent unpleasantness.

Senator Ted Stevens, one of the most powerful in Washington, is also under investigation since his 2000 remodel of his resort home. Apparently, the contractor responsible for the work was directed to send his bills to Veco Corp. The contractor said that the office at Veco would examine them for accuracy before forwarding them to Mr. Stevens. It's awfully nice when a huge company offers to be your personal secretary out of the goodness of their heart. Mr. Stevens was to have said that all the upgrades done to his house were paid for by him and his wife. Maybe, but then why is he urging Alaskans not to believe everything they read in the paper, at least not until they hear it from him first.

Senator Lisa Murkowski, appointee and daughter of now semi-disgraced former Governor Frank Murkowski, is not under investigation but is fending off criticism that a land deal she made was a little too shady. Murkowski apparently paid about $100000 less than market value for a parcel of land.

So, there you have it. Maybe they won't be forced to resign or go to jail, except for Kohring it's my personal opinion that that asshole is going down, and then I can really feel good that maybe there is some justice in the world. Then again I feel pretty good that they all sold their souls to get to where they are today so, at least, Karma will catch up with them in the end.