Senator "series of tubes" Stevens convicted on 7 felony counts

Re:Senator "series of tubes" Stevens convicted on 7 felony ... by thras on Monday October 27, 2008 @05:09PM (#345588)

As usual, I'm amazed at how cheap it is to buy off our Congressmen. Abramoff was sentenced for picking up a few $100 restaurant tabs. Now Stevens is heading to jail over things like a free massage chair and work done on his house.

With the price so cheap, I wonder if I should look at buying my own Congressman as an investment opportunity? I'm sure I could think of useful things for him to do.

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Re:Senator "series of tubes" Stevens convicted on 7 felony ... by vaksel on Monday October 27, 2008 @06:00PM (#345672)

I think the reason we see these guys getting caught for $100 tabs is because they get sloppy. There were probably millions in kickbacks which they were able to hide properly because they took the effort to do it right. But a $100 kickback by comparison gets overlooked as an insignificant amount

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Re:Senator "series of tubes" Stevens convicted on 7 felony ... by Eliezer on Monday October 27, 2008 @07:28PM (#345756)

+1 Insightful, mod parent up

(no, seriously, this is a really important point)

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Re:Senator "series of tubes" Stevens convicted on 7 felony ... by helveticaman on Monday October 27, 2008 @10:27PM (#345940)

Why the downvotes?

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Re:Senator "series of tubes" Stevens convicted on 7 felony ... by alecco on Tuesday October 28, 2008 @07:34AM (#346212)

There are no special people with moderator points in HN, it is pointless to beg.

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Re:Senator "series of tubes" Stevens convicted on 7 felony ... by helveticaman on Tuesday October 28, 2008 @10:06PM (#347033)

I'm not asking for me, I'm asking about the post above mine...well, whatever.

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Re:Senator "series of tubes" Stevens convicted on 7 felony ... by ComputerGuru on Monday October 27, 2008 @05:42PM (#345635)

While I whole-heartedly agree, I do feel the need to point out that quality massage chairs aren't even remotely "cheap" by any standard.... if they were, I'd be sitting on one right now! :D

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