Bridge to Nowhere ‘08.
Veteran Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK), the man behind the infamous $230 million “bridge to nowhere” earmark, has announced “that he will be running for re-election in 2008 at the age of 84, ending speculation about a possible retirement.”
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What a ghastly, obstinate, and grasping group the Cons like him are. They prove the saying “the good die young.”
November 17th, 2006 at 7:05 pmRemember everyone, Jack Murtha may have never tried to get a “bridge to nowhere,” but he’s still called the “king of earmarks.”
November 17th, 2006 at 7:07 pmSeries of tubes, guys. Series of tubes.
November 17th, 2006 at 7:11 pmI live in Alaska. Trust me people…a lot of us Alaskans wish he would expire. I mean retire. Damn.
November 17th, 2006 at 7:20 pmWell, it appears there will be some entertainment in the Senate at times.
November 17th, 2006 at 7:25 pmHow can anyone take him seriously any more - he has made himself a laughing stock.
What kind of scumbag cunts actually vote for these crooks?
November 17th, 2006 at 7:30 pmThat old man will keel over and die sometime next year and the Republicans will pull a‘weekend at bernie’s’moment by puppeteering his rotting carcass for the next 6 years so that they don’t lose the Senate seat.
Ya know, the same thing they did with Strom Thurman!
November 17th, 2006 at 7:31 pmMaybe he want to be re-elected so he can earmark another $230M for a “road to nowhere” that connects to the “bridge to nowhere” that will take the Alaskans nowhere
November 17th, 2006 at 7:32 pmGood the longer idiots like him stay in the Repub corner the better……as long as they are in the minority. Its when they are in the majority their stupitity hurts America.
November 17th, 2006 at 7:33 pmOT:
Patrick Leahy to Seek Torture Documents
WooHoo!
November 17th, 2006 at 7:44 pmLeahy’s on a tear and next year there will be hell to pay. Watch and weep, you wimpy, hysterical republicans.
November 17th, 2006 at 7:50 pmUSDA drops ‘hungry’ from annual report
Lack of food will be labeled as ‘very low food security’
Ok, now this is really a low move by the Bush administration.
November 17th, 2006 at 8:00 pmMaybe Ted will have croaked by then. That, or we will have another Strom on our hands.
November 17th, 2006 at 8:01 pmIs the Bridge to Nowhere a done deal? can it be stopped? How much land does Stevens have on the island that the bridge will serve?
November 17th, 2006 at 8:10 pmTed Stevens is so freakin’ cool. (not)
November 17th, 2006 at 8:37 pmMaybe the people of Alaska could VOTE HIM OUT.
Or he could die.
November 17th, 2006 at 8:45 pmMay be he will be “Elected to nowhere” in 2008.
November 17th, 2006 at 8:46 pmMagoo in ‘08
November 17th, 2006 at 8:50 pmThere’s an idea, the people of Alaska could vote him out.
November 17th, 2006 at 8:52 pmIt’s an odd concept, but it’s worth a try.
November 17th, 2006 at 8:57 pmStevens, OMG who could be any dumber than his
I am still stuck on who the biggest idiot in America:
1. Glenn Beck
November 17th, 2006 at 8:58 pm2. George W. Bush
3. Ted Stevens
4. Billdo
5. Sean Hannity
6. Trent Lott
Any opinions on the list will definantly be taken into consideration…
November 17th, 2006 at 8:59 pmWho is this Magoo? Am I missing something?
November 17th, 2006 at 9:01 pmWhen Stevens was first elected to the Senate, Alaskan oil was still walking around on all fours and stepping on neanderthals and other Republicans. On to other matters:
I am really getting tired of having to explain to supposedly more intelligent and better-educated liberals as to why I say that the South will never rise again until it rises above its own stubborn racism, a racism that was vividly delineated by the last election.
So here’re my last words on the subject. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to do battle with Blogger and the little asswipe who keeps siccing them on me.
If you’re a southerner and are liberal and reasonably well-educated, then please exempt yourself from the present company. But I am NOT apologizing nor backing off from views that I’ve justifiably held for years after living in the deep south for portions of four decades.
November 17th, 2006 at 9:02 pmNew Prog
My “worst five Americans list” in no particular order (only currently in office politicians included):
1. Ann Coulter
2. Michael Savage
3. Dick Cheney
4. Bill O’Reilly
5. Rush Limbaugh
OK, I can’t do “five”:
6. Sean Hannity
November 17th, 2006 at 9:16 pm7. Glenn Beck
8. Inhoffe
9. John McCain
10. George W. Bush
PLC
I forgot all about Mann Coulter. She is creepy, and annoying. I have a friend who has conservative parents who even think she is nuts. She is now #1 on my list.
November 17th, 2006 at 9:28 pmPLC John McCain?
I am not sure if he is THAT BAD but lately he has been sucking up ALOT to Dubya(i.e. Detainee Bill, etc) but in 2000-2004 he was in my opinion doing a pretty good job. I wish the Feingold-McCain bill presented in 2003(or was it 2002) would have passed. I don’t like him but he is better than some on the right.
November 17th, 2006 at 9:32 pmDid anyone see Jon Stewart last night? That burn he did on the racist moron Beck was EXCELLANT. I totally Tivoed that episode.
GLENN BECK= Biggot
November 17th, 2006 at 9:33 pmMissed John Stewart, damn.
November 17th, 2006 at 9:35 pmDid anyone see Jon Stewart last night? That burn he did on the racist moron Beck was EXCELLANT. I totally Tivoed that episode.
GLENN BECK= Biggot
Comment by New Prog
I’ll have to catch the repeat at 8. Thanks for the heads up.
November 17th, 2006 at 9:41 pmNew Prog
What you said about McCain is exactly why he’s on my “worst” list. I used to have some respect for him but he has shown such a lack of consistency that he has lost any credibility or integrity that he might have had.
November 17th, 2006 at 9:42 pm“TUBES!”
November 17th, 2006 at 11:12 pmGood Lord I hope he crashes and burns. With an idiot like him still running in Alaska, Dems actually have a slight chance in that state.
November 18th, 2006 at 12:08 amWhy can’t these old white men LET IT GO and make room for the rest of us? 84? Come on!
November 18th, 2006 at 3:39 amNot even Wal-Mart will hire an 84 year old as a greeter, so why should any sane person in Alaska vote for him?
November 18th, 2006 at 5:40 amask his idoit constituents–after all, it would appear that they voted to keep him in when he was at LEAST 80.
November 18th, 2006 at 8:07 amPLC
I understand now. McCain IS probably the worst flip flopper in existence…
November 18th, 2006 at 2:34 pmHe can’t retire because he’s screwed everything up so badly that he has to try to save his sinking ship!
November 18th, 2006 at 3:01 pmnahhh–he’ll just blame the staff. Isn’t that the Republican M.O.?
November 19th, 2006 at 7:00 amZzzzzzzz…..
November 19th, 2006 at 8:35 pmf*ck it…
November 19th, 2006 at 9:01 pmhey zoo, gettin any yet?
November 19th, 2006 at 9:45 pmsound check…
November 19th, 2006 at 9:47 pmjust me looking like a f*cking idiot, that’s all, stonehinge.
November 19th, 2006 at 10:09 pmwell hey girl, it look good to me - lol
November 19th, 2006 at 10:42 pmi’m wondering if there shouldn’t be a backstage com channel for the regulars on TP
it would be easy to do with IRC
November 19th, 2006 at 10:45 pmi’d just rather leave it alone now, stonehinge. thanks.
November 19th, 2006 at 10:49 pmWell, it’s been kinda TP-LITE this last week. Prior to the election, TP was putting up consistently good information. Since the election, it seems like the “quality” has dropped. You’ve been around longer than I — have you noticed any changes?
And — the banning of James Risser and others like myself who tend to “expand” the topic by providing external links. I was cut-off entirely last nite, and James has gone missing for several days.
????
November 19th, 2006 at 10:53 pmYou know, it has now been shown that the latest elections were rigged again. The only problem for the Republicans is that the fix was “under-sized.” I don’t understand why TP does not push this kind of stuff to the fore-front. Maybe I’m just not sufficiently hipped to the editorial strategy.
November 19th, 2006 at 10:58 pmI wouldn’t worry too much about being blocked, stonehinge. I’m blocked on occasion, and I rarely post anything of much consequence.
November 19th, 2006 at 11:04 pmThe whole blocking (or selective trashing) just seems completely arbitrary to me. Has TP ever published any guidelines concerning comments?
November 19th, 2006 at 11:13 pmhttp://thinkprogress.org/terms
November 19th, 2006 at 11:15 pmYeah, that’s the typical boilerplate. No real justification there for restricting posts on Gates or the 2006 election rigging or several others that are not coming to mind atm. I wonder.
November 19th, 2006 at 11:24 pmI think they need to do a major updateon their whatever it is that needs updating, due to a large jump in commenters recently.
November 19th, 2006 at 11:27 pmWow, another comment just got erased. Did you happen to see it?
November 19th, 2006 at 11:53 pmNo, I didn’t see it. Sorry.
Goodnight, stonehinge, it’s been nice chatting.
November 20th, 2006 at 12:00 amcya
November 20th, 2006 at 12:11 amIs the bridge to nowhere the one Ted Kennedy drives his dates on?
November 21st, 2006 at 8:45 am