Bill & Ted’s adventure ends

Old Ted Stevens and his buddy Bill Allen can tell you a thing or two about how it's done in Alaska. They stand for the good-ole-boy network that Sarah Palin, Republican pick for Veep, claims to have routed in the name of 'change' when she became state governor two years ago.

There were the times Ted and Bill would head to Ted's cabin, snag a salmon or two, and throw them on the grill while chomping cigars and sipping whisky to keep the evening chills at bay.

Later, when both had made their names and fortunes, they'd fly to the Wild West deserts for weekends in the sun, quitting heavy food and hard liquor for white wine and salad because that was said to be good for a man. "We'd call it Boot Camp," says Allen. "Trying to get