Now He's Honest?

Ted Stevens on Ted Stevens:

Caught on tape discussing the burgeoning corruption probe against him two years ago, Sen. Ted Stevens was both combative and pragmatic, denying in sometimes colorful language that he and a friend had done anything wrong but also acknowledging that they might face fines or even prison.

“You got to get a tough mental attitude,” the six-term Republican lawmaker said in a telephone conversation with oilman Bill J. Allen recorded by the FBI. “These people can’t shoot us. This isn’t Iraq.”

“Hell, the worst that could happen is that we run up a bunch of legal fees … pay a fine, spend a little time in jail,” Stevens added. “I hope … it doesn’t come to that.”

You’re about the only one, buddy.