Goodbye Ted

Last Tuesday America went to the polls and the Republican party as a whole received a pasting at the polls. Several moderate Republican lost their seats to the Democratic wave. Obama's coattails were rather powerful. Those that lost were Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina, John Sunnunu of New Hampshire, Gordon Smith of Oregon, not to mention the three pick up's in Colorado, New Mexico, and Virginia.
The Republican's that managed to hang on were Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, although he will be in a run off as he fell just short of fifty percent as it was a three man race. I believe he will hold on and actually win by a bigger margin as Georgia is a reliably conservative state.
In Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman is ahead by a few hundred votes and there will be a recount, I expect Al Franken, Coleman's soleless opponent to do everything he can to steal the election this one may be revervsed by the courts we shall see.
The third Republican to hold on is Alaska's Ted Stevens, it appears that Steven's will win a seventh term to spite the fact that he was convicted on seven felony counts. It seems the people of Alaska are willing to over look it.
However the leaders of the Senate are likely to expell him. Which is exactly the right thing to do. Steven's is the perfect example of an elected official who allowed his power to corrupt him. Steven's should be expelled, and a honest reliable conservative should be appointed to replace him.
Where he to be expelled Alaska law calls for there to be a special election 60-90 days after he is removed. Steven's should be replaced because no one can abide corruption, he is also one of the reasons we have lost total power. His idea that we can appropriate our way to a perminate majority and to hell with spending restrains and fiscal discipline has lead us to this massive defeat.
The people of Alaska I believe by electing Steven's to a seventh term have not so much voted to reelect him but to keep the seat conservative. I believe Sean Parnell the Leutenant Governor of Alaska should run or if he is unwilling to run then of course there is always Alaska's favorate Daughter Sarah Palin.
Either person would be a great champion for Alaska and conservative causes like balanced budgets, spending restraint, gun rights, energy independance, and pro-life judges.
All I know is that it would be a shame for Steven's to be allowed to stay in the Senate after being convicted of seven counts of corruption.