Standing Ovation for a Convicted Felon

[insanity]

Only in the US Senate

edit: oops can't type (x2)

[RichGirl]

1. That's felon.

Look at the bright side...he was in the Senate for a very long time before he was corrupted with power. The standing ovation was for the uncorrupted years.

[insanity]

2. It looks rather weird though

[Rosa Luxemburg]

5. someone should have pointed it out

I would have

[Barack_America]

3. They were probably thinking, "There, but for the grace of God..."

Stevens isn't the only crook in the Senate.

[Binka]

4. Convicted has 1 i not 2.

Is English your second or third language?

[insanity]

8. 1st, surprisingly

There are just some days when you wake up and inhale a breath of air that makes you unable to do anything but eat Cheetos and watch T.V.

if you get my drift.

[Viking12]

10. ummm, no I don't get your drift can you explain

[iamthebandfanman]

6. umm, half of them are probably criminals too

why wouldnt they show him respect?

i mean, he was the longest serving... which means the longest corrupted criminal...

maybe he deserves a hand for managing to stick around so long ;)
haha

[Ozma]

7. Give him a standing ovation, then call for a vote to expel him?

I sure hope they do that, but I see C-Span 2 is covering the Senate live (as they usually do), and people are getting up and giving speeches about how wonderful a guy Stevens is. Wasting our time and money. No wonder they are so low in the polls.

[leftstreet]

9. It's like a scene out of Goodfellas

Everybody gets pinched. But you did it right. You told 'em nothing and they got nothing...I'm proud of you. You took your first pinch like a man and you learned the two greatest things in life...Never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut.

[codjh9]

11. As the joke goes, 'Only in America'