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RE: Stevens Indicted
The Corner on National Review Online — ... ] Stevens' indictment isn't exactly good news for the G.O.P., but he's a corrupt politician first and a Republican second. Patrick Ruffini notes that the right thing to do to safeguard the tarnished Republican brand is to demand he abandon his reelection campaign. Once that's done, if anyone dares to use Stevens as an example of how the Republicans are uniquely corrupt, you can remind them that Democrats apparently don't have too much of a problem with the fact that ...

Sen. Ted Stevens Indicted
The American Mind — ... his home. Stevens, the first sitting U.S. senator to face federal indictment since 1993, has been dogged by a federal investigation into his home renovation project and his dealings with wealthy oil contractors. The investigation has upended Alaska state politics and cast scrutiny on Stevens — who is running for re-election this year — and on his congressional colleague, Rep. Don Young of Alaska, who is also under investigation. I’m with Patrick Ruffini who wants Stevens to resign immediately. As Erick Erickson puts it: ...

The oil curse in America
Newshoggers.com — ... is that Senator Stevens is accused of allegedly taking unreported home renovations from a major oil field service contractor and then pushing favorable legislation for that company.  There are several other things going on too, but that is the gist of the story.  Besides learning that seeing Republicans indicted for corruption related to the oil industry is always good for the Republican running for President, I saw a pretty perceptive comment over at the Next Right regarding oil and corruption: There's just something ...

Daily Blog Buzz: Senator Stevens Indicted
Weekly Standard Blog — ... argue that Stevens should resign from the Senate. The Next Right's Patrick Ruffini says, "At a minimum, Stevens must abandon his re-election campaign if not resign. Let's not act like Democrats, who shield their William Jeffersons." Hot Air's Ed Morrissey ...

Continue Cleaning Up Alaska
Sound Politics — Continue Cleaning Up Alaska One of the best long-term outcomes of this election year for Republicans might be the expunging of Members of Congress who made the "culture of corruption" line possible. As such, David Postman's breakdown ...

Sanford Shouldn't Resign
The Next Right — ... Some will argue that conservatives should enforce a higher standard upon themselves. In cases of corruption or illegality, I have agreed. The stench of systemic corruption can be grist for severe electoral losses, as it was in 2006, and from a party-strategic perspective must be purged immediately. But adultery is different -- a human failing that strikes Democrats and Republicans equally, and one in which there is a certain presumption of privacy unless there is illegal behavior (Clinton, Spitzer) or it affects job performance (Sanford). Do Republicans want to purge their ranks ...