Here is the political campaign ad that Ted Stevens does NOT want you to see.

Sen. Ted Stevens' re-election campaign called on Alaska radio and television stations to stop showing a pair of political commercials attacking the longtime Republican Senator this week.

The Stevens campaign spent all day Thursday arguing the ads are deceptive, while a national Democratic group battled to keep the commercials on the air.

The radio and TV commercials accuse Stevens of getting a sweetheart deal on a car from the former head of the Veco Corp., and of steering money to groups that hired his son as a consultant. They're paid for by a Washington, D.C.-based group that works to get Democrats elected to the Senate.

Well it is common knowledge in Alaska that Stevens got legislation passed that directly benefited his son Ben Stevens. That has been well documented. And you can read about just one of the examples here.

I think the thing that is really starting to anger our Uncle Ted is that he is losing his grip on power here in Alaska. It was not too far back in our history that if Ted Stevens had told a local broadcaster not to air an ad, you can bet your ass it would not have been aired.

But the tide is turning, and Ted Stevens is part of a past that many Alaskans are trying to forget. And that does not bode well for Stevens criminal case or his bid for re-election.

Mark Begich will make a great Senator for Alaska.