Ted brought a huge amount of pork to Alaska; that is the Alaska Republican value that he had.  All the Republicans fawned over him saying "Thank you for all you do for Alaska" by bringing home the pork.  Hypocrites all wanting, no craving federal pork while condemning the federal government.  Stevens started out trying to do good for Alaska, but by and by power corrupts.  In so far as ol' Honest Ted, he had deals going like being a silent partner with J&L getting a sole-source contract to build military housing in Anchorage, which Stevens arranged.  Ben getting his dad to push through crab "Processor Quotas", manipulating public resources to be privatized, and then Ben getting off-book stock options.  Self-dealing yuk.  Garrision, please don't try to white-wash his reputation because you had dinner with him, because locals know better.