HULK VINDICATE!

This is a joke, right? Right? A little good-natured April Fool's ribbing by the Justice Department?

The Justice Department has asked a judge to drop corruption charges against former Sen. Ted Stevens, saying prosecutors withheld evidence from the trial that led to his conviction.

Damn, that's some funny shit. You kids at Justice sure know how to cook a story.

The 85-year-old Alaska Republican was convicted late last year on seven felony counts of lying on Senate financial disclosure forms to conceal hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts and home renovations from a businessman.

Yeah, seven counts. Seven. No way the team prosecuting this case could have screwed the pooch that badly, right? The more elaborate the lie, the more easily it'll be believed, right?

In early morning court filings Wednesday, the Justice Department said prosecutors withheld evidence from Stevens' defense team that could have been used at trial. Prosecutors asked that the charges be dropped.

Jesus... Well, they'll just declare a mistrial and haul his goldbricking ass back into court all over again, right?

They said they will not seek a new trial.

But we had all of these "Ted the Pin Cushion" and "Dartboard Hulk" jokes already written... Fuck it. I'm going back to bed.