Ted Stevens' New Theory of Spontaneous Legislation

If you're not following the contraversy surrounding the U.S. House appropriations bill, you should be; it's both scary (in that the provision to allow Republicans House leaders to spy on and expose people's tax returns) and hilarious (to hear Republicans try to explain how nobody in particular put the provision in the bill).

Josh Marshall has reported on Uncle Ted's involvement:

"Sen. Ted Stevens on Monday showed reporters a handwritten legislative proposal from an IRS employee that slipped into and nearly stopped the massive appropriations bill passed by Congress this weekend. Stevens said the note proves that neither he nor any other Republican had crafted the potentially privacy-invading language."

Sounds like Ted has proof that nobody did it. That's good enough for me!