I am curious: If he is convicted, does Ted Stevens lose his pension? Didn't they

[roguevalley]

change the rules in 2006 after Foley to this?

[merwin]

1. Looks like he will keep it:

"But even if convicted of all charges, Senator Stevens will likely still keep his congressional pension. According to the National Taxpayers Union, that pension would pay the senator at least $122,000 a year in retirement. Senator Stevens, if convicted, wouldn't be the only congressional felon to keep his pension. Many convicted congressmen are now collecting their pensions, and you're paying for them. The new congressional ethics bill tried to change that, but apparently it didn't go far enough, as Lisa Sylvester now reports."

http://mediamatters.org/items/200808010001

[Swede Atlanta]

2. Shrub will pardon him as he leaves office

Mark my word...Shrub has ZERO legacy other than as the WORST president in the nation's history....he will pardon every criminal that ever voted for a Republican, let alone a Republican politician.

[stray cat]

3. Tax payer pensions for criminal government officials but none for working Americans

and they call it public service :rofl: