The art of the carefully crafted denial. Sen. Stevens edition.

Sen. Stevens is facing allegations that contractors paid for remodelling on his house. Check out this denial with the giant gaping hole in it.

"As a practical matter, I will tell you. We paid every bill that was given to us," Stevens said, referring to himself and his wife, Catherine. "Every bill that was sent to us has been paid, personally, with our own money, and that's all there is to it. It's our own money."

If an oil services company is doing work on your house with the intent of bribing you, would they send you a bill?