Stevens admits he did it

Within the last hour or so, Ted Stevens' office now admits that their boss was indeed holding the bill up.  TPM Muckraker blog once again has the story:

A spokesman forSen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) just confirmed his boss was the man behind thesecret hold on the Coburn/Obama spending database bill, which has captivated  a segment of the political blogging community in recent days.

"Sen. Stevens does have a hold on the bill," said the spokesman, whowould only speak on the condition he not be named. He added that Sen.Tom Coburn's (R-OK) office was notified of the hold after it wasplaced. So Coburn's comments two weeks ago may have been duly informed.

Now this is where Stevens' rationale, if he had any, for holding the bill falls completely apart.  It's as if a teenager tip-toed down to the kitchen in the darkness of night to grab a beer, only to have the kitchen light immediately flipped on by his parents.  He's exposed.  What will be Stevens' next move? Will he chug the beer, or give up and hand it over?  Stay tuned.