Constant Conservative

Justice has been done here, I believe:

Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator in history and patriarch of Alaska politics, was convicted Monday of all seven felony charges for making false statements.

The verdict could spell an ignominious end to the political career of a man who rose to be one of the most dominant figures in the Senate and helped transform Alaska in its 50 years of statehood.

Jurors deliberated from scratch Monday morning with the addition of an alternate juror, and in little more than five hours delivered a unanimous verdict on all counts. The verdict comes just eight days before Stevens faces the toughest reelection bid of his four-decade career.

Shortly before 4 p.m., the jury convicted the 84-year-old senator for making false statements by failing to report more than $250,000 in gifts from Bill Allen, the former head of Veco Corp., and other friends.

Will these convictions, coupled with his hubris in thinking he could beat the rap, probably move his seat in the Senate across the aisle? Yes. Is keeping the seat more important than justice (i.e., the rule of law being applied to one of the lawgivers)? Undeniably, no. I trust that he (or someone close to him) will recognize that it is time for him to step down.

HT: Instapundit