Alaska Senator Ted Stevens is jammed up in one of those pesky “the Feds have been listening to my calls” cases. Doesn’t anybody learn anything from “The Wire?”

Stevens, an old white guy from the frozen tundra that is Alaska, has been a Republican Senator since the Nixon Years, which would be a great name for a band.

Not surprisingly, Stevens may have had a few unethical moments over the years. Most recently, the Feds have been curious about some renovations that doubled the size of his log cabin. Or igloo. Whatever.

That came after questions about the old dude using his position to make some serious paper, like Kanye money. We’re talking serious bank.

And yeah, Stevens is also being looking out for helping out friends.

So basically, Stevens is your typical Senator (or Vice President): out for himself and his pals with the blatant disregard for his constiuency. Unlike Cheney, at least with Stevens you don’t have to worry about getting shot in the face.