Who Dropped a Dime on Stevens?

Who do we have to thank for the indictment of dirtbag Republican Senator Ted Stevens? Some give the credit to the FBI, who has been investigating Stevens for a while now. Some give the credit to the two top executives of the once-powerful contracting firm VECO Corp. who 1) provided the "gifts" that Stevens is accused of accepting, and 2) cooperated with the FBI and provided information about Stevens.

But I beg to differ, I think the person who did in Ted Stevens is Karl Rove. It was Rove's tightly-woven fantasy of a "permanent Republican majority" that gave Stevens the balls to be so blatant in his graft. Since the Republicans in congress had made it clear that they were never going to turn in one of their own and given that Rove made it clear that they would be in power forever, why try to hide your dishonesty?

Thanks Karl, we owe you one.