[cross posted at E Pluribus Unum]
If you're a public servant in Alaska I guess every day is your birthday!
"With all of the important issues facing the country right now, it's remarkable that we're spending time talking about pantsuits and blouses. It was always the intent that the clothing go to a charitable purpose after the campaign."
--McCain-Palin spokesperson Tracey Schmitt, commenting on the $150 thousand in clothing and accessories that Sarah Palin and her family have received since late August
PROSECUTOR: And the chair is still at your house?
Sen. STEVENS: Yes.
PROSECUTOR: How is that not a gift?
Sen. STEVENS: He bought that chair as a gift, but I refused it as a gift. He put it there and said it was my chair. I told him I would not accept it as a gift. We have lots of things in our house that don't belong to us.
--Testimony in the corruption trial of Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, who is accused of not reporting $250 thousand in gifts received