Ted Stevens, the most accomplished politician in Alaskan history and the longest-serving Republican senator ever, has been indicted by a grand jury on 7 charges relating to money he received from a company that made major renovations to his private home. He is the first sitting senator to face indictment charges since 1993.

The fact that Stevens is corrupt should not be news to anyone who pays attention, or even the lazy few of you who don’t pay attention but stumble into this site every once in a blue moon. What is really surprising is that he thought he could get away with receiving a quarter of a million dollars from an oil services contractor that he supported time and again with favorable legislation without reporting any of those monetary gains.

Even if Stevens avoids prison time, he will likely lose his re-election bid this November. He will face Mark Begich, the current mayor of Anchorage. The senate seat is seen as one of the key steals that the Democrats are eyeing as a real possibility this election year.