This site covers almost identical stuff… That’s strange……

Tha point is simple really. It matters not who did what to who. People in politics watch and learn. They see something that works and now we have a new Idear.

Need a seat? Lets make stuff up and when its over. Apologize, drop the charges and voilla.

Thats mah point in this entire mess which is why I say there be no messing with the states rights on these issues.

I'm not entirely sure what your point is here but it was George Bush's own FBI and IRS that investigated Stevens and Alaska which prosecuted him. Also McCain called for Stevens to step down. Also the Republicans announced they were throwing him out of the Senate Republican Caucus, regardless of the election results. This isn't (wasn't) a Democratic witch hunt to gain a Senate seat.

What I find interesting, which I haven't seen anyone comment on (though I haven't read a whole lot on this development) is that it was Obama's Dept. of Justice which decided to drop the charges. I wonder what would have happened under the hyperpartisan Bush Dept. of Justice if this had been a Democratic Senator.

They can become president.

…A murderer who gets his conviction thrown out for prosecutorial misconduct cannot be re-tried due to double jeopardy. However, that means neither he d……

Stevens is smarter then Palin is and won´´t be making any waves…everyone knows all Palin does is blather anyway. It´s either a lie, or a brownie point, whatever the situation calls for at the moment.

Saying she supports a special election is, OF COURSE, ridiculous, but look where it came from.

Maybe the dear lady should just show up for one of those speeches people keep mistakingly slating her for.

let me help you out, Stockboy. I just updated the post with the applicable sections of Alaska's election laws. Palin might want to read them herself.

Uh….. The only reason as far as I can tell that Palin wants to “recall” Begich is a Democrat. Since you believe in these states' rights…. If Tedisco wins in NY, maybe Gov. Paterson in NY will issues orders to his Sec. of State declaring that Tedisco's votes not be certified and give the NY 20 seat to Democrat Murphy. After all it's states' rights and it doesn't matter how voters vote…. the Gov. can override. And, after all, the Murphy/Tedisco race was close…. Nothing personal, just politics.

Jazz is right… Elected officials should remain elected officials unless there is sufficient reason to oust them. A governor just can't call for a special election because that governor doesn't like the outcome of an election. While I don't know the rules and laws of Alaska I would imagine that if enough Alaskans were unhappy with Begish's performance then they can have a special election…. In other words Begich probably doesn't have to be a criminal or under investigation for doing anything wrong… just plain incompetent.

At any rate what Palin proposes is strictly political…. She doesn't like Begich because he's a Dem. That's not enough reason to call for a special election. If that happens then the Republicans and Democrats in other states who are sore losers can call for special elections….

Don't we have enough problems to deal with than having to now put up with whiney politicians who call for special elections (or take whatever other actions) to overturn legitimate elections just because they don't like the results.

But I suppose all of us anti-Palin fans should support Palin in this endeavor. I'd love to see her campaign for president and talk about reaching across the aisle to the other party with this hanging over her. Actions speak louder than words and Palin would not receive much support from the much needed independent voters with this on her record. So my advice to Palin if it makes her happy is: “Go for it!”

This is one of the reasons I don't like Palin (well two reasons). One, she is partisan and two, she only thinks short term. If she is interested in running for president (and she is- she has that SarahPAC formed to raise money and advise her on her presidential aspirations) she would not do stunts like this. But she's only a short term thinker. She can't formulate a long-term strategy and we don't need someone like that in the White House.

I believe in states rights. I believe it is the right of every state to recall a senator or representative if they so wish. Right or wrong its none of my bidness.

Actually, one of Palin's best moves is when she filed ethics charges against herself.

Luckily, each one of Palin's recent steps, appointing WAR who is being opposed by the Native Alaskan population; rejecting the stimulus monies for special needs children, education, & poverty causing protests; asking for a new election for senate seat prematurely before the judge has even ruled; and now trying to overrule senate democrats rejection of her fisherman Tim appointment….. all this happened just this week!….. is alienating a lot of Alaskans. We Alaskans are just shaking our heads & counting the days. You betcha!

If you bothered to do some actual thinking, or even research you would have found out a few things.

Stevens is extremely popular in Alaska, the ONLY reason he lost by a handful of votes BTW, is that most were under the impression that he was going to jail.

Stevens is extremely popular in the Alaskan Republican Party, a group that Palin has a lot of trouble with since she ousted a sitting Republican governor in 2006, and got other republicans jailed for corruption.

By coming out in favor of a new election, the position of the state GOP, she shores up her support among Alaskan republicans, something she needs to do if she wants to run for reelection in 2010. It also sticks her finger in the eye of the democratic party which has, since September, been conducting open warfare against her out of loyalty to 0bama.

There is a huge difference between culpability for actions, and being found legally responsible. One of my favorite legal sayings is, “That which is just is often not legal, and that which is legal is often not just.”