12:12 am
Schadenfreude of the Day, er, Night
Ding dong, Uncle Ted is dead defeated! AP:
Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid Tuesday, marking the downfall of a Washington political power and Alaska icon who couldn’t survive a conviction on federal corruption charges. His defeat by Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich moves Senate Democrats within two seats of a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority. . . .
Tuesday’s tally of just over 24,000 absentee and other ballots gave Begich 146,286, or 47.56 percent, to 143,912, or 46.76 percent, for Stevens. A recount is possible. . . .
Stevens’ campaign didn’t immediately respond to phone calls seeking comment.
I wish I had been in the room when Uncle Ted found out. Maybe he helped calm himself by sitting in that lovely vibrating chair he doesn’t think he owns.
This may not necessarily be the end, however — we still may see a recount.
There is one thing about the story that made me sad, though. Turns out that today is Ted Stevens’ birthday. No, I’m not sad he got the boot on his birthday. I’m sad that it turns out that he has the same birthday as my beautiful daughter.
(Happy Birthday Greta! Don’t mind that scary mean old man sitting in the vibrating barcalounger over in the corner.)