Quick and speedy and violent

Sounds like the GOP's plant on Ted Stevens' jury was sniffed out:

The foreman of the jury in Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens's corruption trial asked today that a juror be removed following "violent outbursts" with other jurors and her refusal to "follow the rules and laws" during deliberations.

While someone who implores others to follow the rule of law might not sound like a Republican mole, keep in mind that far more clever covert operations have proved successful. Remember this guy? Also, the "violent outburst" stuff makes perfect sense.

Trouble is, it didn't work:

But U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan declined. He read the note in court and summoned the panel into the courtroom for what he called "a pep talk." He told the jurors to act with civility and sent them back to deliberate in the first trial of a sitting U.S. senator in more than two decades.

Then again, we are dealing with a Reagan appointee who, two weeks ago, pistol-whipped the government's prosecution for failing to disclose a document that said the exact same thing as several documents that had already been made available to the defense. All are punished. Get back to your justicin'.