But, you know, maybe it's all coming full circle. Remember, this is a state that came to being under dubious circumstances— sold to Secretary of State William Seward by Czar Alexander II for $7.2 million to sustain his debt-ridden country, then derided in the press as Seward's Folly and (my personal favorite) "Andrew Johnson's Polar Bear Garden." Perhaps Stevens can repay his debt to society by selling himself back to Russia? He's at least worth the price of a sled dog. And maybe a massage chair.
Kara Baskin is frozen. She can be reached at kbaskin@phx.com.
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