Have I told you lately just how much I fucking despise these people (Republicans)?

[CatWoman]

Palin, Republicans call for special Senate election

With Stevens case dismissed, some want Begich to depart.

By ERIKA BOLSTAD and SEAN COCKERHAM
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Published: April 2nd, 2009 01:06 PM
Last Modified: April 3rd, 2009 03:23 PM

Gov. Sarah Palin and the head of the Alaska Republican Party said Thursday that Sen. Mark Begich should give his Senate seat up to a special election now that prosecutors have abandoned their case against Ted Stevens.

"Alaskans deserve to have a fair election not tainted by some announcement that one of the candidates was convicted fairly of seven felonies, when in fact it wasn't a fair conviction," Palin said in a Thursday interview with the Daily News.

The governor said she does not want to "split hairs" on whether Begich should resign or not but agrees with the Republican Party's call for a special election.

The Republican Stevens represented Alaska in the U.S. Senate for 40 years before Begich, a Democrat, narrowly beat him last fall. The election came just a week after a Washington, D.C., jury convicted Stevens of lying about gifts that he'd received.

Begich fired back Thursday, saying that although he believed it was clear there was misconduct during the senator's trial, he stepped into the race "long before Senator Stevens' legal troubles began, because Alaskans were looking for a change and a senator as independent as Alaska.

"Today, with our country in a severe recession, it's more important than ever that we have a senator focused on fixing our economy so Alaskans have the jobs they need to support their families," he said. "That is my job in the Senate, and I'm honored to serve Alaskans for the next six years."

The chairman of the state Republican Party, Randy Ruedrich, said that the only reason Begich won his race was because "a few thousand Alaskans thought that Senator Stevens was guilty of seven felonies."

He added that he thought Begich should step down "so Alaskans may have the chance to vote for a senator without the improper influence of the corrupt Department of Justice."

http://www.adn.com/news/politics/fbi/stevens/story/746047.html

[Binka]

1. Hell Yes!

I fucking hate them too! VERMIN.

[proud patriot]

2. I never tire of it

I hate em' too .

Bastards

[Double T]

3. Don't forget the CONServatives, the darlings of economic depressions and massive greed.

How about vehemently hate.

[depakid]

4. They really are pathetic

as, I'm afraid- are their supporters.

[blonndee]

5. Not the main idea, but does that twit understand what it means to "split hairs"?

The question of whether or not an elected official should resign would never be referred to as "splitting hairs" by an intelligent person with a decent understanding of American English. What an idiot.

[AllentownJake]

6. THE FUCKING JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WAS CORRUPT BECAUSE OF YOUR PARTY'S PRESIDENT

ASSHOLES!

Fucking scumbags.

[firedupdem]

7. I hate them too and she needs to STFU! Stevens is as guilty

as ever and they threw the case purposely to get the asshole off.